Smoky Quartz Gwindel
Approx. Dimensions: 4 x 2.5 x 1.75 inches
Approx. Weight: 260 grams
Locality: L'Aiguille de Talefre, Mont Blanc, Chamonix, France
Acrylic stand and putty are not included.
From Mont Blanc, France, this wonderful smoky quartz gwindel specimen is in excellent condition. The quartz appears very dark smoky, but is translucent and will show great color when held to the light. There is a pronounced twist on this gwindel.
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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