Faden Quartz Crystals
Small Size Faden Quartz Crystals
Tabular Faden Quartz crystals from Pakistan. The crystals are in excellent condition.
We have 6 lots (boxes) each with 900 Grams Faden Quartz Crystals
From/ origin: Toi, near Wana, S. Waziristan, KPK, Pakistan
What is "faden" quartz?
Faden quartz is a descriptive term for a usually tabular group of quartz crystals with a white thread-like or string-like zone running through the interior. The term faden is a German word for “thread”. They are found in the Alpine region of Europe, Pakistan, Russia and Arkansas.
They are found in areas of low grade metamorphism in which cavities in the rock are growing. When these zones grow, the quartz crystals in them are broken (repeatedly), and the healing and regrowth incorporates fluid and gaseous inclusions (the white threads). The edges of the crystals grow faster and incorporate the liquid inclusions in the center of the crystals.
An excellent discussion of fadens is R. Peter Richards (1990) “The Origin of Faden Quartz” Mineralogical Record v21 pp 191-201.
