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Faden Quartz
Faden Quartz 

Faden Quartz

  • Item #: c345
  • Availability: In Stock
  • Weight: 0.00 ct
  • L x W x H: 3.00 in x 1.50 in x 1.00 in
  • $85.00



Classic Faden Quartz that formed from a fracture in Quartzite, the chain of smaller quartz crystals along the "faden" which means thread in German terminated in a large tabular transparent crystal displaying a "spike" at the end emerging from the 

newly formed Quartz.  Jack Lowell, geologist, theorizes that the faden carries a charge that attracts more quartz molecules during formation in the widening vein of quartzite.  That thread is what promotes growth on a Faden Quartz specimen. The spike on this one is a textbook example of the theory.  compare our prices to Arkenstone.  Wholesale groups available on request.