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Quartz With Archaea Bacteria

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Quartz With Archaea Bacteria

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Locality: 
Hohenlimburg Quarry, Oege, Hagen, Arnsberg, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
5 × 7.5 × 4 cm
Weight: 
124.00gr
Description

This very nice specimen consists of numerous well formed quartz crystals, which as a special feature include yellow filaments, produced by archaea bacteria, and grown on calcite.
This is an old find from the limestone quarry in Hohenlimburg, Germany, which is very famous for it.

A very good, rich and large piece from there.