Quartz
 
Locality: Orange River, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
 
Specimen size: Cabinet-sized
Size: 85 mm x 75 mm
Weight: 178 grams
 
A beautiful Quartz crystal cluster from the Lower Orange River in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. This lovely cluster with luster has hematoid, which appearts to be tiny specular Hematite inclusions as well as a few unknown white mineral inclusion.
 
The Orange River, bordering South Africa and Namibia, is a desert region that is world-renowned for its exceptional quartz specimens often associated with hematite and often with red coatings or phantoms.