Included quartz

  
Quartz with hair-like inclusions of rutile
Origin: Emery Creek mine, Coldfoot, Alaska
Ex. Marvin Pearce coll.
Sample size: 4.5 x 4.5 x 6.5 cm
 
  
  
Quartz with chlorite inclusions and calcite
Origin: Switzerland
Sample size: 8.5 x 9 x 5.5 cm
 
  
Amethyst and quartz coloured red through hematite inclusions
Origin: Diamond Willow mine, Pearl, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Ex. Tom Dwyer coll.
Sample size: 8.5 x 7 x 4 cm
 
  
Quartz with elbaite inclusions
Origin: Aymore, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Sample size: 5 x 6 x 7.5 cm
 
  
Quartz with hematite inclusions
Origin: Rainbow Lode, Red Feather Lakes, Larimer Co., Colorado, U.S.A.
Sample size: 9.5 x 8 x 5 cm
 
  
An interlocking cluster of reddish hematite included quartz crystals, strongly pyramidal, and measuring to 28 mm in diameter. Minor colourless calcite is sprinkled about the quartz crystals.
Origin: 16, Coronation Lode, Geevor mine, Pendeen, Cornwall, England
Sample size: 5.7 x 5 x 2.3 cm
 
Quartz with actinolite inclusions
Origin: Condor Claim, King Co., Washington, U.S.A.
Sample size: 3 x 1.5 x 4.5 cm
 
 

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Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

  
Quartz with ajoite inclusions
Origin: Messina Mine, Transvaal, South Africa
Ex. M. Zinn collection
Sample size: 4.7 x 2.5 x 1.9 cm
 
  
  
Epidote on and included in quartz
Origin: Garnet Hill, Calaveras Co., California, U.S.A.
Ex. Marty Lewadny collection
Sample size: 4.0 x 3.9 x 3.5 cm
 

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Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

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