Quartz “cast” after Anhydrite Mexico prims with four-sided pyramidal terminations

prims with four-sided pyramidal terminations measuring up to 1

This impressive and attractive twin has wonderful blocky form with very sharp faces

and then another thin zone with a very pale pink hue

The back of the termination on this crystal is contacted (not damage

Don Belsher collection

Quartz “cast” after Anhydrite Mexico prims with four-sided pyramidal terminationsA beautiful small cabinet sized specimen from the famous Silver Point Mine that produced some of the most well known Quartz casts from the state. These specimens have been labeled as being Quartz after Baryte pseudomorphs but, given the fact that Baryte is chemically inert and nearly impossible to dissolve, it is almost certain that these pseudomorphs are Quartz replacing Anhydrite. Finally, it appears that somebody else is on board with me as I read