Mineral: Quartz
Locality: Piz Sardona, Glarus Alps, Unteriberg, Schwyz, Switzerland
Dimensions: unknown

Description: Walter Böniger collection (in 1990). Several faden crystals spanning their vein. Different faden orientations lead to different crystal shapes. Not all crystal are faden crystals, but those that are have parallel faden, or nearly so.

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