Quartz (GEM doubly terminated “floater”) gem crystal The quarry has been filled

The quarry has been filled in for a housing development and will never again produce specimens

I am told that it originally came through the Magistretti collection in Italy

I must stress how lustrous it is because the photos don’t show it as well as I would like

dark brown color twinned pair of crystals of Baddeleyite from a discovery in 2009

Quartz (GEM doubly terminated “floater”) gem crystal The quarry has been filledThis piece was collected by Patrick and Carl Auclair in the 1990s. It is a superb quality, razor sharp, rather lustrous, doubly terminated, GEM quality WATER CLEAR floater crystal of colorless Quartz from an area that RARELY produces Quartz of this quality. Quartz of this quality is not usually seen from any locality in Colorado. Its much more reminiscent of Alpine Quartz from the standpoint of luster and gemminess. For reference, the piece simply