Quartz with Beryl
specimen number:
2062846
location:
California Mine, Chaffee Co., Colorado, USA
description: The California Mine, situated near Mount Baldwin and Mount Antero in Chaffee County, Colorado, is characterized geologically by steep hydrothermal quartz veins intersecting the regional granitic and metamorphic terrain, notable for carrying metallic mineralization alongside accessory beryl. Originally explored and developed for industrial metals such as molybdenum during periods like World War I, the site later gained significant modern recognition among mineral collectors and prospectors for producing quality specimens of blue beryl and related vein assemblages.
A glassy lustrous slightly transparent sharp crystal of quartz, this hosting several prismatic crystals of beryl to 0.5 cm in length. Sharp and in good condition.
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