Sceptre Quartz

Doubly terminated scepter quartz crystal, smoky, transparent and with amethyst colored tips. The largest crystal measures ± 5 cm. New Tucson 2023.

Scepter Quartzs are crystals in which a second generation crystal point grew on top of another quartz crystal. In a typical scepter quartz, the youngest point is larger than the first point, but it can also be smaller (it is then sometimes called a "reverse scepter"). To be a scepter quartz, the second generation quartz crystal must grow parallel to the underlying crystal.

Chiredzi mining district-Masvingo,Zimbabwe