Quartz FADEN Natural crystal quartz specimens abalone paua shell They are not the same

They are not the same as blue quartz and look more like iolite

Most are between 3/4" and 1" long

SIZE:  Most are from 20 to 30 mm long (7/8" to 1-1/4")

tiny OCEAN JASPER stones a soft orange

These rough QUARTZ CRYSTAL chunks

Quartz FADEN Natural crystal quartz specimens abalone paua shell They are not the sameFADEN Quartz specimens Faden Quartz is quartz that forms in cracks and fissures from a silica rich fluid. As the crack or fissure widens, the quartz crystal formation grows to fill the gap. Movements of the host rock may break the formation, but eventually it heals and continues to expand to fill the gap, as long as the necessary elements are present. Sometimes the Faden quartz are single crystals, but most of the specimens in the parcel are