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[ed7232004]

Hi I recently aquire this skull I know it is made out of quartz. But not sure what kind.can someone identify what kind of quartz is this?

[ed7232004]

Front face

[Bob Harman]

It most likely is quartz, but may be calcite???

Personally, I find those kind of "creations" seen at some "rock" shows rather offensive. I doubt your posting will get much attention on this mineralogical website. BOB

[ed7232004]

Sorry dont mean to offensive anyone. Just wanting to find out the material of what kind it is.

[Pete Modreski]

Well, it is greenish-yellow quartz, I'm not sure what else to say. Such a color would be a variant of citrine, but most likely with this color, the quartz was probably originally amethyst (varying from purple to just white), and then was heat-treated, which changes the amethyst color to citrine. That's what seems most likely.
Sincerely, Pete

[ed7232004]

Thank you Pete for your info. Some say citrine and some says smoky citrine. That's why I wanted to ask experts on here . I appreciate it .

[Pete Modreski]

I am not exactly familiar with what people might call "smoky citrine", but that sounds like a good name for the color of this material.

[ed7232004]

I take that there is no such a thing as smoky critine lol

[Jordi Fabre]

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