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[GneissWare]

I picked up this specimen about 1994, at a time I was less interested in precise and/or specific localities. It was marked only Switzerland. It consists of very transparent, smoky quartz. Two crystals frame the open gwindel, and there is a light dusting of chlorite on all the quartz. The matrix is also quartz, and no other minerals seem present. The overall size is about 11 X 11 X 7 cm.

The photos are just slightly blurry--either my camera or my eyes are getting bad.

Anyhow, the question is--is there any way to assign any more specific locality than Switzerland?

[Jordi Fabre]

Sorry, but I opine that is almost impossible to know it because them are too many different localities for smoky gwindel Quartz with Chlorite in Switzerland (over 60 photos of gwindel Quartz from Switzerland just in Mindat -> https://www.mindat.org/photosearch.php?frm_id=mls&cform_is_valid=1&minname=Gwindel+Quartz&cf_mls_page=1&region=switzerland&sort=&submit_mls=Search )

[chris]

Hi,

I agree with Jordi. It could even come from France.

Sorry

Christophe

[GneissWare]

Thanks for the help. I thought it was unlikely to determine a more specific locality, but never hurts to ask!