Live session #4 Quartz growth forms

Rolf 27 September 2024

Recorded live session in which I discuss and show examples of different growth forms of the mineral quartz! Topics covered include: basic crystal forms such as prismatic and trigonal; Dauphiné, Muzo and Tessin habitus; split growth such as candle-quartz and artichoke-quartz; cactus-quartz; cathedral-quartz; gwindle growth; faden-quartz; growth interruptions; twin growths, etc.

This video follows on from live session #3 where I discuss the different types of quartz.

If you want to learn more about the different growth forms of quartz yourself, you can take a mini-course on this!

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Tags: artichoke quartz, cactus quartz, cathedral quartz, Dauphine, fading quartz, gwindel, quartz, Tessin habitus, twin

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