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QUARTZ
CRYSTAL REVERSE PHANTOM POINTS
Quartz crystal points with a layer of milky quartz coating a very clear
crystal point inside. known of as "OVERCOAT QUARTZ" and also "SNOW QUARTZ" A rare crystal variety usually found in Colorado, these come from a mine in Mt. Ida Arkansas. The following crystals are very interesting. I didn't know what they were, the mine owner wasn't sure, he called them simply "ivory crystals" and didn't really know anything about the mineralogy of them. While checking one of my books (about something quite off subject, of course) I FOUND a description of the crystal. In Rockhounding Arkansas by Darcy and Mike Howard (complete reference below) they are described like this: They are apparently a type of reverse phantom... a "creamy white layer of milky quartz" that formed on the OUTSIDE of clear quartz. Mike Howard, a geologist, states in this book that Art Smith*, another geologist friend of his said that these were usually only found in Colorado, but they have since been found in at least two places in Arkansas. Art called them "Snow Crystals" but Mike preferred "Overcoat Quartz". I figure whatever you call them, they are beautiful. I am assuming they are relatively rare since they are only found in the two places in Arkansas. Of course, this is only an assumption on my part based on the information I have available to me. The characteristics I have found almost all of them to have is that the insides are very very water clear (you can look up through most of the bases, or if there is any mine damage or imprints, you can see through the milky coating to reveal the insides. The other thing is that they all have lots of rainbows. Both on the inside, as well as on the outer layers of the faces, an iridescent sheen. The energy is soft and subtle. Nice. |
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*reference books Collecting Crystals, The Guide to Quartz in Arkansas, Rockhounding Arkansas by Darcy and Mike Howard (2000) Sheridan books, Inc. Collecting Arkansas Minerals - A Reference and Guide by Art Smith (1996) |
  OVERCOAT 0D $17.00 This is a flat, tabular
shaped crystal that is super water clear inside and also has the
iridescent
sheen. It has a few imprints and a couple of small empathic
areas.
3 oz2 & 3/8" long x 1.5" wide x 1" thick click here to check crystal descriptions alphabetically |
  OVERCOAT 0I $19.00 This crystal is very water
clear
inside with fairy frost inclusions seen through a large self
healed base. It has "sugar" drusy, and barnacles.
More of the "fish scale" type areas on some of the main faces.
3 oz3" long x 1 & 1/8" wide x 1.25" thick click here to check crystal descriptions alphabetically |
 OVERCOAT 0C $21.00 This point is short and wide
and
also has a rainbow iridescence on the faces.
4.5 oz2 & 3/8" long x 1.5" wide x 1.25" thick click here to check crystal descriptions alphabetically |
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This is an overcoat crystal with a
deep key on one side that reveals a milky spot that appears to
be a broken off end of a bridge and another shallow key
that reveals a clear inside. There is sparkily druzy,
yellowish in color.
2.25 long x 5/8 wide x 5/8 thick
1 ozclick here to check crystal descriptions alphabetically |
 OVERCOAT 0R $8.00 This is a very water clear
crystal
with overcoat layers in the striations on the sides of the crystal and
a little bit in some of the etching on the faces. The whole
crystal looks empathic, but that is the overcoat looking like dings.
It is empathic in that the point is not crisp, it is worn
off just enough to be slightly rounded, not pointy sharp. You can
see that in the photo. It has one excellent round key
and one oblong key.
1.75" long x 5/8" wide x .75" thick1 oz click here to check crystal descriptions alphabetically |
  OVERCOAT 0T $17.00 This is a tabby
crystal with
a large bridge outcropping that is really only just the base of the
crystal. The backside of the point is a large imprint.
It has a baby inner child back there.
It
also has a two large keys.
2 oz2.5" long x 1.25"/1&5/8" wide x .5" thick click here to check crystal descriptions alphabetically |
OVERCOAT 0221
$15.00 ADOPTED Curt This is a long, thin overcoat
crystal with a key on the backside which reveals a clear inside
and has sparkily druzy, yellowish in color.
2.25 long x .5 wide x 3/8 thick
.5 ozclick here to check crystal descriptions alphabetically |
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