Mineral: Quartz
Locality: Pointe Isabelle, Bassin du Talèfre, Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Dimensions: 15 x 9 x 14 cm / main crystal: 11.0 cm

Description: Mass: 1525 g MIM number:1859 Two intertwined well formed very shiny gwindels with very slightly smoky color. It is very rare to find such intertwined gwindels. This specimen was directly sold by the very strahler who collected it on August 12, 2015 at an altitude of 2940 m in the French Alps by roping down the vertical drop that hosted the cleft where it was found. Photographer: AINU / Augustin de Valence

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