What Is A Phantom Quartz Crystal? - Ron Coleman Mining

What Is A Phantom Quartz Crystal?

  • Phantom quartz is a variety of quartz that consists of visible layers of overlapping crystal growths
  • Phantoms are formed when mineral deposits occur during an interruption in growth of a crystal
  • Phantoms have manganese inclusions that look like a smaller dark crystal trapped within a larger clear crystal
  • They are both rare and are highly prized by collectors

   

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