Quartz var. Faden, Pakistan
Quartz var. Faden
Locality: Tole, Wana, South Waziristan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
This beauty is a great example of faden quartz, with all the crystals on the piece sharing one axis containing the faden line this type of quartz is so well known for. The crystals are all beautifully terminated and glass-clear at the tips.
Faden quartz is characterized by the “faden line” running through the crystals. The faden line can be in a single crystal, generally with a flattened or elongated form. This variety of quartz gets its name from the German word for string, “faden”, and is accordingly pronounced “fah-den”.
Dimensions:
Height: 4.08 cm
Width: 3.12 cm
Depth: 2.82 cm
Quartz var. Faden
Locality: Tole, Wana, South Waziristan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
This beauty is a great example of faden quartz, with all the crystals on the piece sharing one axis containing the faden line this type of quartz is so well known for. The crystals are all beautifully terminated and glass-clear at the tips.
Faden quartz is characterized by the “faden line” running through the crystals. The faden line can be in a single crystal, generally with a flattened or elongated form. This variety of quartz gets its name from the German word for string, “faden”, and is accordingly pronounced “fah-den”.
Dimensions:
Height: 4.08 cm
Width: 3.12 cm
Depth: 2.82 cm
Quartz var. Faden
Locality: Tole, Wana, South Waziristan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
This beauty is a great example of faden quartz, with all the crystals on the piece sharing one axis containing the faden line this type of quartz is so well known for. The crystals are all beautifully terminated and glass-clear at the tips.
Faden quartz is characterized by the “faden line” running through the crystals. The faden line can be in a single crystal, generally with a flattened or elongated form. This variety of quartz gets its name from the German word for string, “faden”, and is accordingly pronounced “fah-den”.
Dimensions:
Height: 4.08 cm
Width: 3.12 cm
Depth: 2.82 cm
