Description

Numerous gemmy, brilliant apophyllite crystals on an imposing, beautifully crafted colorless quartz crystal.

Specimen discovered during construction of the Gotthard Tunnel, linking the Swiss canton of Uri to Italy.

Specimen from the Eric Asselborn collection (with label) and previously from the Valentin Sicher collection.

Here’s a video of these very fine apophyllite crystals on limpid quartz from Switzerland:

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