Dragon Minerals - August 16, 2024 Update

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41588: Smoky Quartz Scepter - $16
Crystal Tips pits, Petersen Mountain, Hallelujah Junction area, Washoe County, Nevada
Miniature - 4.9 x 3.4 x 3.0 cm
46 grams
Specimen status: Available
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A translucent, lightly smoky quartz scepter with an offset stem. The 'head' has two distinct terminations, both in superb conditions. The 'shaft' would normally point 180 degrees away from the terminations, but in this case, the shaft has been 'bent' to about 120 degrees. This is obviously not a very bad repair job but instead may have been formed by overgrowth of a 'normal' scepter, perhaps after natural detachment from matrix. This idea is supported by the broken stem base, which has some regrowth evident. Minor secondary quartz growth appears scattered about the head. Something a little different from this classic quartz scepter locality.







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