I’ve added excellent specimens from the John S. White quartz collection (click here). The specimens in this update are from China and include real killers from John’s collection.

Quartz, Shangbao Mine, Leiyang Co., Hunan, China – 15.5 cm

Quartz, pyrite and fluorite, Shangbao Mine, Leiyang Co., Hunan, China – 9.9 cm

Quartz, Shangbao Mine, Leiyang Co., Hunan, China – 12.0 cm

Quartz, Shangbao Mine, Leiyang Co., Hunan, China – 9.7 cm

Quartz, Shangbao Mine, Leiyang Co., Hunan, China – 5.7 cm

Quartz, Shangbao Mine, Leiyang Co., Hunan, China – 5.9 cm

Quartz, Sichuan, China – 4.4 cm

Quartz, hematite, Lechang Mine, Lechang Co., Shaoguan, China – 7.8 cm

Quartz, Huanggang Mines, Hexigten Banner, Ulanhad, Inner Mongolia, China – 10 cm

Quartz, Huanggang Mines, Hexigten Banner, Ulanhad, Inner Mongolia, China – 4.2 cm

Quartz, Huanggang Mines, Hexigten Banner, Ulanhad, Inner Mongolia, China – 7.7 cm

Quartz (phantoms), Xinyi Co., Ghizhou, China – 5.4 cm

Quartz, Leshan, Sichuan, China – 4.2 cm