Mineral: Quartz with borax?
Locality: Brandberg area, Erongo Region, Namibia
Dimensions: 66 x 60 x 53 mm

Description: FAKE 1 This fake was probably created by gluing amethyst quartz crystals to a basalt matrix and then growing something like borax crystals over them.

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