Large Natural Ansirabe Candle Quartz Point - 150mm, 518g

Locality - Ansirabe, Madagascar
Size – 150 x 68 x 61mm
Weight – 518g

This chunky natural candle quartz point features spectacular, intricate formation with shiny, cascading side crystalline growths, indented crystalline growths in its termination faces and a natural overgrowth of chalky white iron. Its surface is subtly maroon tinted and cloudy white phantoms can be seen within its clear tip. Whilst there is a very minor chip in its tip, overall, this large, attractive crystal is an excellent collectors piece, ideal for a quartz lover. These candle quartz crystals have unique cascading formations that resemble molten wax, hence its name, and are found in Ansirabe, Madagascar, where may beautiful quartz specimens are found.

Quartz is the most common mineral found on the surface of the Earth, occurring in virtually every locality. Pure crystals are colourless, transparent and hard, though many are coloured by natural processes such as irradiation or by the presence of certain elements within them. These coloured varieties include the popular gemstones amethyst, purple quartz, and citrine, yellow quartz. Some quartz crystals have unique inclusions of minerals that have grown within them, such as golden rutile, tourmaline or chlorite, and others may show silvery reflective internal veils and bright rainbows. Whilst the majority of quartz is created from molten magma that has cooled and crystallized, much quartz also chemically precipitates from hot hydrothermal veins. Well-formed crystals deep within the Earth can reach colossal sizes, with some measuring several meters in length and weighing hundreds of kilograms.