Quartz, Calcite – Gries glacier (CH)
ID: J-131
minerals: Quartz, Calcite
location: Gries glacier, Aegene Valley Goms, Valais, Switzerland
size: 5 x 3,5 x 1,5 cm
€ 50
The combination of calcite and quartz from the Alps is not so common. Calcite is usually already dissolved due to the influence of weathering. This small, very attractive specimen consists of this combination. It consists of several highly lustrous quartz crystals in combination with slightly weathered calcite as a matrix.
