Smoky quartz point with hyalite Inner Mongolian quartz The albite is typically not

The albite is typically not well-formed

this specimen is wide and flat like a lopsided cake with round nubbins attached to the side

I'm not hip enough on my crystallography to tell you what types of twinning we are looking at

with each set cut from adjacent material so that pieces match

I picked up the largest mushroom in this set because of the interesting open vein that runs through the cap of the mushroom and down the stem: it is filled with frosty double-terminated crystals the shape of a rice grain

Smoky quartz point with hyalite Inner Mongolian quartz The albite is typically notLocale: Erongo Mountain, Erongo Region, Namibia Point length: 5. 5" Approx weight: 278g Smoky quartz from the Erongo region is typically a quite dark brown black color, with lower clarity due to natural inclusions, and a flat surface luster caused by etching. It grows sculptural elongated points like a spindle with nice striations. Paired with hyalite, the smoky quartz takes on a witchy appearance. I would dub these points "witch's fingers" but there