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I think the obsession with perfect quartz crystals is missing the point
Last year at the Tucson Gem Show, I saw a guy pass over a stunning, complex piece of smoky quartz with amazing phantoms because it had a small chip on one termination. In my experience, the flaws and breaks often tell the real story of formation and pressure, way more than a sterile museum piece. Has anyone else found a 'damaged' specimen that taught them something cool?
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scott.grace3d ago
Totally agree about the flaws telling the real story. My favorite piece is a calcite with a healed fracture that shows how it kept growing under stress.
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loganthompson3d ago
Ever wonder how many times that fracture tried to heal before it finally stuck?
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