Quartz Bert S. Butler This attractive small cabinet specimen

This attractive small cabinet specimen was acquired by my father in the early 1970s in Brazil – most likely either 1973 or 1974 – and I only recently discovered it in a small box of things he had “stashed away” in the vault

Specimen #MAD61607

and certainly hard to find from this particular locality

The crystal is rather gemmy (better than the photos might indicate)

Quartz Bert S. Butler This attractive small cabinet specimenThis piece was collected by Patrick and Carl Auclair in the 1990s. The piece is a superb quality, razor sharp, rather lustrous, GEM quality crystal group of colorless Quartz from an area that RARELY produces Quartz of this quality. Quartz of this quality is not usually seen from any locality in Colorado. Its much more reminiscent of Alpine Quartz from the standpoint of luster and gemminess. For reference, the piece simply looks better in person than