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PostPosted: Dec 17, 2015 14:51    Post subject: Re: Inclusions of spiral or helical growth and screw dislocations - (0)  

Look what's on the 2016 15th Annual Westward Look Mineral Show poster - it features a 49-mm-tall heliodor crystal from the Yellow Water Mine in Tajikistan; photographed by Joe Budd (shared with permission from Dave Waisman)!


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PostPosted: Nov 11, 2019 15:46    Post subject: Re: Inclusions of spiral or helical growth and screw dislocations - (0)  

Hello.

I have in my quartz sub-collection two small crystals, coming from the same locality, with a curious inclusion that resembles the screw dislocation.

The first one shows a tunnel with a geometrical "repetitive" pattern. Surprisingly the tunnel is open on both sides. I guess it is a sort of etching/dissolution that interested the included mineral (probably Siderite, which is often associated with Quartz from this locality).

The second one shows a small inclusion of possible Siderite with the same repetitive screw pattern, which needs to be magnified.

I would like to know the experts opinion.
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IMG_20191110_190920.jpg
 Mineral: Quartz
 Locality:
Leoni Mountain, Sticciano, Roccastrada, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
 Dimensions: 15,66 x 13,85 x 8 mm
 Description:
Front view. The crystal has grown on C axis and the pattern is parallel to it.
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 Mineral: Quartz
 Locality:
Leoni Mountain, Sticciano, Roccastrada, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
 Dimensions: 15,66 x 13,85 x 8 mm
 Description:
Back view.
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 Mineral: Quartz
 Locality:
Leoni Mountain, Sticciano, Roccastrada, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
 Dimensions: 15,66 x 13,85 x 8 mm
 Description:
The tunnel is open on both sides.
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 Mineral: Quartz, Siderite
 Locality:
Leoni Mountain, Sticciano, Roccastrada, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
 Dimensions: 20 x 14 x 5 mm
 Description:
The crystal has grown on A axis.The possible Siderite inclusion with screw pattern is neither parallel to the A axis nor to the C axis.
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PostPosted: Dec 21, 2019 17:44    Post subject: Re: Inclusions of spiral or helical growth and screw dislocations - (0)  

Hello.

Sorry, in the first picture's description of my previous post I erroneously wrote "parallel" instead of "perpendicular".

In this thread Mr. Duncan Miller said in 2011: "...so far I have not seen any images of these helical inclusions in quartz."; and Mr. Marco Campos-Venuti showed us, in 2014, his very beautiful quartz from Brasil.
Five years later I'd like to know the experts opinion about the attached specimens.

The first one is a Brasilian chalcedony geode. Looking for a nice goethite tuft in chalcedony, 15 years ago I came across this piece which at first sight I exchanged for faden quartz. Once at home, on closer inspection I realized that what I thought was a string was actually a spiral-shaped inclusion.

What attracted me to the small Chinese quartz was its strong iridescence due to internal fractures. Only later I noticed the small spiral-shaped inclusion inside it.

The third specimen is a Tuscan stalactitic chalcedony with a curious screw-formation. Also Mr. Campos-Venuti showed one. Has it anything to do with the helical-inclusion/dislocation theme?

Has knowledge of this intriguing topic progressed in recent years, just as Ms. Elise gave hope?

My best regards and wishes for coming holidays to all of you.
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 Mineral: Quartz (variety chalcedony), Quartz
 Locality:
Barros Cassal, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
 Dimensions: 48,8 x 38,2 mm
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Both terminations of quartz crystal are attached to the walls of the geode.
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 Mineral: Quartz (variety chalcedony), Quartz
 Locality:
Barros Cassal, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
 Dimensions: 48,8 x 38,2 mm
 Description:
A close up of spiral-shaped inclusion. What kind of inclusion? It looks very similar to "flakes" on polished surface of chalcedony. Might it be crystobalite (quartz after crystobalite)?
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 Mineral: Quartz (variety chalcedony), Quartz
 Locality:
Barros Cassal, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
 Dimensions: 48,8 x 38,2 mm
 Description:
Other view of spiral-shaped iclusion. Can we call it "helical" inclusion?
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 Mineral: Quartz (variety smoky and variety scepter)
 Locality:
Leshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
 Dimensions: 18 x 12 mm
 Description:
Front view where you can see a screw-shaped small inclusion.
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IMG_20191219_115423.jpg
 Mineral: Quartz (variety smoky and variety scepter)
 Locality:
Leshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
 Dimensions: 18 x 12 mm
 Description:
Side view where you can see the spiral-shaped inclusion. Is it actually an inclusion or a "large scale" helical dislocation?
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 Mineral: Quartz (variety chalcedony), Quartz
 Locality:
Monterufoli, Pomarance, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy
 Dimensions: 114 x 105 mm
 Description:
The Chalcedony stalactite size is 60 mm.
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 Mineral: Quartz (variety chalcedony), Quartz
 Locality:
Monterufoli, Pomarance, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy
 Dimensions: 114 x 105 mm
 Description:
Close up of the spiral-shaped formation. Pure randomness or we can suspect a relation with the helical (dis)location?
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PostPosted: Jul 02, 2023 18:25    Post subject: Re: Inclusions of spiral or helical growth and screw dislocations - (0)  

I recently purchased this specimen of topaz from the Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It has a helical fracture that can be seen clearly when viewed through one of the inclined prism faces (the basal pinacoid is frosted). The helix is "decorated" with tiny alternating fractures that look like the paddles on a commercial paddle stirrer. In one photo, they look black because of reflection in that direction. I am including it here because topaz crystals with helical "inclusions" seem to be pretty scarce, unlike beryls.


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 Mineral: Topaz
 Locality:
Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
 Dimensions: 3.9x2.4x2.3 cm.
 Description:
Topaz crystal exhibiting helical fracture.
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 Mineral: Topaz
 Locality:
Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
 Dimensions: length is about 2.4 cm.
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Close-up of helical fracture system in topaz.
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PostPosted: Jul 03, 2023 05:44    Post subject: Re: Inclusions of spiral or helical growth and screw dislocations - (0)  

I must take issue with two comments by Mr. Carnein in his post with the photos of a topaz crystal with helical inclusions. I do not believe the inclusions are "fractures." Instead I believe they are the product of helical dislocations. Additionally I do not believe that such inclusions are rare with topaz crystals. I had a collection of crystals with helical inclusions and those in topaz far outnumbered those in beryl so I would consider them relatively common.
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PostPosted: Jul 03, 2023 11:09    Post subject: Re: Inclusions of spiral or helical growth and screw dislocations - (0)  

Thanks to Mr. White for his comments. To me, growth dislocations produce what look like fractures--they even have conchoidal markings on their surfaces. Perhaps "fracture" is an inaccurate term, but the dislocations apparently produce stress that results in a thin surface of dislocation. Perhaps this is a semantic quibble.

With regard to Mr. White's second comment, I was speaking from my personal experience. I have 2 beryl crystals with helical dislocations in my own collection and have seen several others offered for sale at shows. However, I have not seen similar topaz crystals personally, and I have only seen a few on Internet sites--including the FMF Forum. No doubt, Mr. White has more experience with these "inclusions" in topaz--I congratulate him for being fortunate enough to own several such crystals! BTW, I don't like the word "inclusions" for these fascinatng structures because, to me, the term implies the presence of some foreign material. The helical structures in my crystal appear to be empty.
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PostPosted: Jul 04, 2023 08:52    Post subject: Re: Inclusions of spiral or helical growth and screw dislocations - (0)  

I no longer have my collection of crystals with spiral inclusions but it consisted of three beryls, six spodumenes and seven topazes. Under high magnification one can see that at least one of them, a beryl from Brazil, does not consist of fractures. in fact, none of them do.


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PostPosted: Jul 04, 2023 09:00    Post subject: Re: Inclusions of spiral or helical growth and screw dislocations - (0)  

I should say that the inclusions in beryl photo I posted seem to be atypical. Those in a topaz from Mason County, Texas, are far more typical. See attached photo.


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PostPosted: Jul 04, 2023 09:06    Post subject: Re: Inclusions of spiral or helical growth and screw dislocations - (0)  

Those don't look at all like the structures in my topaz. I'll try to get a better photograph, but I admit that I'm challenged in that department.
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PostPosted: Jul 04, 2023 11:08    Post subject: Re: Inclusions of spiral or helical growth and screw dislocations - (0)  

Bob Carnein wrote:
Those don't look at all like the structures in my topaz. I'll try to get a better photograph, but I admit that I'm challenged in that department.
Here are a couple photos of the helical structure in my topaz from Pakistan.


IMG_1028 (2).JPG
 Mineral: topaz
 Locality:
Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
 Dimensions: 1.5 cm. long
 Description:
Close-up of helical structure parallel to "c" axis in topaz crystal
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 Mineral: topaz
 Locality:
Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
 Dimensions: 1.5 cm. long
 Description:
Close-up of helical structure parallel to "c" axis in topaz crystal.
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 Mineral: topaz
 Locality:
Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
 Dimensions: 1.0 cm. long
 Description:
Close-up of "paddle"-like fractures on helical structure parallel to "c" axis in topaz.
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