Chrome Mica on Quartz

This second fuchsite-on-quartz specimen represents a slightly different expression of the same mineral association, with variations in mica distribution, grain size, and colour intensity. Such differences are common even within the same locality and reflect subtle changes in fluid chemistry, pressure, and temperature during formation.

Together with Specimen A, this piece illustrates the natural variability of fuchsite mineralisation in quartz veins and provides comparative insight into metamorphic chromium-bearing systems in the Takaka region.

55 x 40 x 45mm

125g