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Description: | A specimen of 'burnt citrine' quartz It is dark orange to brown in colour due to radiation damage. The citrine crystals measure up to 5mm x 4mm and form a layer of crystals up to 9mm thick. These are located on a layer of pale white to clear quartz crystals up to 22mm thick. The base of the specimen displays broken surfaces alternating between smooth white, smooth orange and clear crystalline. Orange iron oxide staining can also be seen on this bottom surface. AR/CB
A specimen of 'burnt citrine' quartz | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Dudley Museums Service | Rights holder: | Dudley Museums Service | Subjects: | Geology | Temporal: | Unknown | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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