Quartz “cast” after Anhydrite Mexico This amazing “nail head”-shaped crystal

This amazing “nail head”-shaped crystal was caused due to hydrothermal etching in the pocket after the crystal had formed

measuring up to 5 mm

The back of the termination on this crystal is contacted (not damage

All of the crystals are good sized for the locality with a beautiful golden-green hue

Quartz “cast” after Anhydrite Mexico This amazing “nail head”-shaped crystalA beautiful small cabinet sized specimen from the famous Silver Point Mine that produced some of the most well known Quartz casts from the state. These specimens have been labeled as being Quartz after Baryte pseudomorphs but, given the fact that Baryte is chemically inert and nearly impossible to dissolve, it is almost certain that these pseudomorphs are Quartz replacing Anhydrite. Finally, it appears that somebody else is on board with me as I read