Quartz var. Faden, Pakistan
Quartz var. Faden
Locality: Tole, Wana, South Waziristan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
This beauty is unusual for faden quartz, with one large, incredibly glass-clear textbook faden dominating the piece, along with a few smaller fadens connected. A beautiful example of this stunning variety of quartz.
Faden quartz is characterized by the “faden line” running through the crystals. The faden line can be in a single crystal, generally with a flattened or elongated form. This variety of quartz gets its name from the German word for string, “faden”, and is accordingly pronounced “fah-den”.
Dimensions:
Height: 4.40 cm
Width: 4.82 cm
Depth: 2.88 cm
Quartz var. Faden
Locality: Tole, Wana, South Waziristan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
This beauty is unusual for faden quartz, with one large, incredibly glass-clear textbook faden dominating the piece, along with a few smaller fadens connected. A beautiful example of this stunning variety of quartz.
Faden quartz is characterized by the “faden line” running through the crystals. The faden line can be in a single crystal, generally with a flattened or elongated form. This variety of quartz gets its name from the German word for string, “faden”, and is accordingly pronounced “fah-den”.
Dimensions:
Height: 4.40 cm
Width: 4.82 cm
Depth: 2.88 cm
Quartz var. Faden
Locality: Tole, Wana, South Waziristan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
This beauty is unusual for faden quartz, with one large, incredibly glass-clear textbook faden dominating the piece, along with a few smaller fadens connected. A beautiful example of this stunning variety of quartz.
Faden quartz is characterized by the “faden line” running through the crystals. The faden line can be in a single crystal, generally with a flattened or elongated form. This variety of quartz gets its name from the German word for string, “faden”, and is accordingly pronounced “fah-den”.
Dimensions:
Height: 4.40 cm
Width: 4.82 cm
Depth: 2.88 cm
