Vibrant Tangerine Quartz Cluster – Minas Gerais, Brazil – 0.95 lbs

A vibrant Tangerine Quartz cluster from Minas Gerais, Brazil, featuring a dense forest of orange-coated quartz crystals rising across a substantial white quartz matrix. The specimen glows with saturated tangerine, golden orange, warm peach, and honey tones created by naturally occurring iron-oxide mineralization on and within the quartz.

The main display face is exceptionally crystal-rich. Numerous elongated points overlap in multiple directions, creating impressive depth and an almost flame-like formation. Larger central crystals provide strong focal points, while tightly packed secondary points fill the surrounding surface. Sharp terminations and broad glassy faces produce brilliant reflections as the specimen is turned beneath the light.

Color coverage varies naturally throughout the cluster. Some crystals display deep orange terminations and richly coated prisms, while others transition into pale champagne, translucent peach, or nearly colorless quartz. These lighter sections reveal internal veils, inclusions, and natural growth features beneath the iron-rich surface deposits.

White crystalline quartz remains exposed along the upper edge, base, and perimeter, forming a dramatic contrast with the orange display face. The reverse reveals an earthy, mineralized cavity surface with small quartz crystals, recessed pockets, iron staining, and remaining host material. This natural back preserves the specimen’s geological structure while emphasizing the unusually dense crystallization on its primary face.

Measuring approximately 4 × 2.5 × 3 inches and weighing 0.95 pounds, this substantial cabinet specimen combines intense color, abundant terminated points, strong sparkle, and excellent three-dimensional coverage.

Specifications

Primary Mineral: Quartz

Trade Name: Tangerine Quartz

Coloring Material: Naturally occurring hematite and associated iron-oxide mineralization

Locality: Minas Gerais, Brazil

Weight: 0.95 lbs, approximately 431 grams

Dimensions: Approximately 4 × 2.5 × 3 inches

Color: Tangerine orange, golden orange, honey, peach, pale champagne, and milky white

Formation: Dense cluster of elongated quartz crystals on a white crystalline matrix

Crystal Habit: Hexagonal prisms with pyramidal terminations

Luster: Bright vitreous to highly reflective

Transparency: Transparent to translucent, with milky areas along the matrix

Reverse: Natural mineralized cavity surface with small crystals, recessed pockets, iron staining, and host material

Chemical Formula: SiO₂ for quartz; iron-oxide coloration commonly associated with hematite

Crystal System: Trigonal

Mohs Hardness: Approximately 7

Display Size: Cabinet specimen

Condition: Natural mineral specimen with inherent contacts, incomplete secondary crystals, small edge irregularities, inclusions, internal fractures, surface deposits, matrix contacts, and variations associated with natural formation and extraction

Exact specimen shown

About Tangerine Quartz

“Tangerine Quartz” is a descriptive collector and trade name for quartz displaying orange-to-reddish iron-oxide coatings or inclusions. It is not a separate mineral species or formally recognized quartz variety.

The coating varies in thickness across this specimen, producing deeply saturated orange areas alongside lighter, more translucent crystals. This uneven distribution allows the natural clarity and internal structure of the quartz to remain visible beneath portions of the coloration.

Handle the specimen by its solid matrix rather than the projecting crystals. Avoid soaking or using chemical cleaners, as these could alter natural surface deposits. Remove dust carefully with a soft, dry brush or gentle air blower.

Collector Notes

This specimen features:

• Natural Tangerine Quartz from Minas Gerais, Brazil
• Vibrant orange iron-oxide coloration
• Dense coverage of elongated quartz points
• Numerous sharply defined terminations
• Larger central crystals surrounded by secondary growth
• Brilliant vitreous reflections
• Transparent-to-translucent crystal sections
• Strong tangerine, honey, and champagne color zoning
• White quartz contrast along the matrix
• Natural mineralized reverse with small cavity crystals
• Substantial approximately 431-gram cabinet size
• Excellent depth and multiple attractive viewing angles
• Exact specimen pictured

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