Description: Quartz specimen showing Tessin habit prism and Dauphiné habit rhombohedral face. The lower and central section of the prism are included by chlorite* arborescences and rutile* needles, and in the middle-upper by some actinolite* or other amphibole needles. Albite and pericline law double twinned crystals attached to the bottom supports the set. Ganesh Himal, Dhading District, Bagmati Zone, Nepal. 12 x 4 x 4 cm. *just visually identified, not analyzed.

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