Mineral: Hydrothermally Grown Synthetic Silicon Dioxide
Description: R&D XTALS LLC, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, United States 3 cm x 2.8 cm x 2.5 cm This specimen (JKB907) is actually my personal favorite of all the “twins”. Like any art, whether it is sculpting, shading, photography, etc., trial and error is a big process. Many of the first attempts at creating twins ended up collapsing in on themselves because the angles and calculations were wrong. I call this pair of intergrown quartz crystals an “Oops! Twin” and it is a personal reminder that with perseverance and hard work, some obstacles can be overcome.

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