Turgite over Quartz - Spain #5 Location_India Bastnasite is named after the

Bastnasite is named after the Bastnas Mines in Sweden

This sweet specimen is a cluster of clear Topaz crystals

with a crust of Quartz grown over the top

Pikes Peak in Colorado and Greenland

Turgite over Quartz - Spain #5 Location_India Bastnasite is named after theThis iridescent Turgite coating over Quartz specimen is from the San Valentin Mine in Spain. You will receive the exact Turgite specimen shown in the pictures. Turgite is a trade name used nowadays to refer to Iridescent varieties of iron oxide minerals, most commonly Goethite or Hematite, that often coat other minerals such as Quartz. As it isn't a single, defined thing, it isn't classified as a mineral, and it's usage had changed over the years,