Mineral: Quartz
Locality: Monte Rosso, Castelnovo ne' Monti, Reggio Emilia Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Dimensions: 75 x 53 x 38 (crystal size = 14 mm)

Description: Opaque bi-terminated Quartz crystal in Anhydrite matrix. The black colour is caused by bitumen.

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