Quartz “cast” after Anhydrite toenail or a Bolivian mineral collector

or a Bolivian mineral collector

The gemmier portions of the piece have great luster and that classic “glass-bead” like appearance that is well known in Hyalite

Specimen# CO712B160

or a Quartz collection

Quartz “cast” after Anhydrite toenail or a Bolivian mineral collectorA beautiful, toenail sized specimen from the famous Canyon Creek area that produced some of the most well known Quartz casts from the state. For years, people have written that these epimorphs were replacements of Quartz after Baryte, and I always contested that this couldnt be the case, and that the casts were most likely after Anhydrite. Finally, it appears that somebody else is on board with me as I read from Bill Dameron on mindat that Dr. Virgil