Macle quartz from Gardette (or Japan), Les Halles, Vaulnaveys, Isère.

60,00

Quartz crystal featuring the rare and highly sought-after macle du Japon, also known as macle de la Gardette.
Two crystals interpenetrate at 84.33° and share part of their crystal lattice.
This piece comes from a deposit near Vizille, in Isère, the former Halles à Vaulnaveys iron mine.
This deposit is not far from Grenoble, and a few dozen kilometers from the La Gardette mine in Oisans, which gave its name to this famous macle, following a publication describing it in 1833.

  • Description

    Description

    Quartz crystal featuring the rare and highly sought-after macle du Japon, also known as macle de la Gardette.
    Two crystals interpenetrate at 84.33° and share part of their crystal lattice.
    This piece comes from a deposit near Vizille, in Isère, the former Halles à Vaulnaveys iron mine.
    This deposit is not far from Grenoble, and a few dozen kilometers from the La Gardette mine in Oisans, which gave its name to this famous macle, following a publication describing it in 1833.

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  • Additional information

    Additional information

    Weight 0,01 kg
    Dimensions 2,9 × 1,6 × 0,6 cm

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