28.6 cts Hyper Rare. Dumortierite Quartz Crystal Cab. - 1 Piece Quartz Specimen. 7038
28.6 cts Hyper Rare. Dumortierite Quartz Crystal Cab. - 1 Piece Quartz Specimen. 7038
Dumortierite-rich Quartzite!
Weight 28.6 Cts
Length 18mm
Width 10mm
Height 23mm
Please disregard the item weight in the shipping section.
Origin uncertain, likely Bahia, near Vaca Morta Quarry, in Brazil.
"Named to honor French paleontologist from Lyons, Eugene Dumortier. Dumortierite is somewhat uncommon, but has many localities including in France, Poland, the Czech Republic, the United States, Canada, Namibia, Madagascar, India, and additional minor localities. It occurs in aluminum-rich metamorphic rocks as disseminations and in veinlets cutting through schists, and in pegmatitic veins. Minerals associated with dumotierite include quartz, cordierite, kyanite, andalusite, sillimanite, muscovite, and rutile." - http://www.dakotamatrix.com/mineralpedia/5888/dumortierite
More on this kind of stone at: http://betweenarockandaheartyplace.blogspot.com/2015/02/quartz-with-dumortierite-inclusions.html
Origin uncertain, likely Bahia, near Vaca Morta Quarry, in Brazil.