Quartz var. Gwindel from Pakistan TF1814
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Quartz var. Gwindel from Pakistan
Approx. Dimensions: 1.5x1.5x0.75 inches
Approx. Weight: 26.6 grams
Locality: Shilman, Khyber Agency, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
A gwindel (pronounced g-Vin-dell) is not referring to a specific stone but rather a unique growth habit of quartz found only in Alpine-typical fissures. France, Italy, Russia, and most famously Switzerland are the most notable localities where gwindels are found. There are a handful of other localities but less than 12 countries in the world can boast their land has created one of these marvels.
There’s a lot to learn from the word itself about what exactly a gwindel is. The word is derived from the German adjective “Gewunden” meaning tortuous or full of bends and twists. Other translations for the word include twisted, spiraled, contorted, and…you get the idea. What makes this growth habit extraordinary is it’s twist around the a-axis specifically. It is not twisted due to any fracturing or shifting inside the pocket it grew in, nor is it twisted around a faden, rather it is twisted from a programing within, not environmental changes. In fact, gwindels are often found in pockets surrounded by normal habit crystals.
For more information about gwindels, head over to our blog at https://littlelemuria.com/blogs/the-lemurian-trigon/the-twisted-science-of-the-gwindel
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