Quartz

specimen number:
2102074

location:
Hot Springs area, Arkansas, USA

description:
An attractive grouping of glassy gemmy quartz crystals. This is in super condition all around.

The Hot Springs area of Garland County, Arkansas, is one of the most important sources of natural quartz crystals in the United States. Quartz deposits occur in veins within the Ouachita Mountains and formed from hot silica rich fluids moving through fractures in the rock. Mining of quartz crystals in the region began in the late 1800s and continues today through numerous small mines and collecting sites. The area is well known for producing clear, well formed quartz crystals that are valued by collectors, jewelers, and for industrial uses.

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