Quartz and Hematite
 
Locality: Goodhouse-Vioolsdrift Area, Namaqualand, Northern Cape Province, South Africa.
 
Specimen size: Small Cabinet
Size: 66 mm x 63 mm
Weight: 192 grams
 
Very interesting and unusual Quartz specimen, a crystal cluster, with one scepter crysta. The surface has lots of shiny fine Hematite crystals.
 
A beautiful and unsual specimen, that displays well on the stand included.
 
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.