Mineral: Hydrothermally Grown Synthetic Silicon Dioxide
Description: R&D XTALS LLC, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, United States 5 cm x 4 cm x 3.5 cm This specimen (JKB643) is another variation of the crystal spray. This specimen sports longer and slightly thicker crystals than the one above. The specimen also took a considerable time longer in the autoclave to achieve these results. To me the specimen resembles a hermit crab with its two pincers holding a sea anemone on its shell.

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