Quartz “cast” after Anhydrite toenail Hard to photograph

Hard to photograph

but many of them are easily visible with the naked eye

These are iconic examples of the species from Mogok and a must have for any fan of gem crystals or "floater" crystals

Specimen# CO712B160

black cyclic twinned crystal group with virtually no damage and decent sized crystals

Quartz “cast” after Anhydrite toenail Hard to photographA beautiful, toenail sized specimen from the famous Canyon Creek area that produced some of the most well known Quartz casts from the state. For years, people have written that these epimorphs were replacements of Quartz after Baryte, and I always contested that this couldnt be the case, and that the casts were most likely after Anhydrite. Finally, it appears that somebody else is on board with me as I read from Bill Dameron on mindat that Dr. Virgil