Villiaumaite, Greenland, Miniature-Sized Specimen white on purple Fluorite light purple

Fluorite light purple

This Japan-Law Twin Quartz is a rare and beautiful example of the twinning phenomenon in which two twinned crystals cleave to one another at or near ninety-degree angles

gem-like tabular growth of Quartz is attached to the opposite side of the prismatic crystal

color which displays the slight touch of this normally rich red and pink mineral

Weight: 119 grams

Villiaumaite, Greenland, Miniature-Sized Specimen white on purple Fluorite light purple2. 14 in x1. 66 in x 0. 9 in 57 grams Tiny, glassy red patches of Villiaumite are scattered in a triangular block of dark gray gneiss. A rare halide mineral, Villiaumite is known for its red color, and this specimen is blood red which gives a startling contrast to the muted gray color of the surrounding gneiss. Overall specimen is miniature sized.