TK01 Red Quartz 

Second Sovietsky mine, Dalnjegorsk, Primorskiy Kray  Russia

14.5x 12.0x 7.0 cm             

$3600

A large cabinet specimen, this is my favorite of the many specimens brought back from Tucson this year.  This is perhaps the most desirable mineral/habit from Dal'Negorsk, and certainly one of the rarest. While there are a few damaged crystals, this piece is in remarkably good condition given its size and delicate appearance.

Often times the crystals are bunched together and indistinguishable, but the crystals on this piece are aesthetically clustered, almost like a pile of straw.

The red quartz crystals contrast nicely with the black matrix, composed primarily of ilmenite.