Jacare Quartz (alligator Quartz)
Jacare Quartz
Jacare Quartz crystals feature an attractive Elestial Growth Formation. They are called Jacaré Quartz in Brazil because of its resemblance to the bumps on the back of a crocodile or alligator. (Jacaré is Portuguese for crocodile). Elestial crystals are mostly smoky in color, and are recognized by multiple terminations, all facing in the same direction and appearing to have melted into each other.
It is the parallel arangement of triangular crystal faces that distinguish a variety of Elestial Quartz as Jacaré Quartz. Since the very best alligator quartz comes from Brazil, we like to use the Brazilian reference and call this Jacaré Quartz. These specimens are rare and are very difficult to find.
Item # 4JACQ09198787
Exotic Elestial Jacaré Alligator Smoky Quartz Crystals
Here's an alluring gemmy Elestial Smoky Quartz Crystal Cluster from the Macaco Mine, Sao Geraldo do Baixio, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The crystal features an attractive Elestial growth formation on three sides of an elongated trapezoid shaped quartz base
Elestial crystals are mostly smoky in color, and are recognized by multiple terminations, all facing in the same direction and appearing to have melted into each other. This is a very excellent display specimen we picked up from a mineral dealer years ago. This is from our personal collection.
This specimen measures 5.1 x 2.8 x 1.9 inches (13.0 x 7.2 x 4.8cm) and weighs 20.7 oz or 1.3 lb (589g)
Item # 5JACQ0919000C
Elestial Jacaré Alligator Quartz Crystal
This specimen is from a 1950’s sample collection of a Geologist who was based in El Salvador and later Columbia. The exact locale of these specimens is not specified. His geological expeditions covered Central America much of the northern parts of South America. This specimen was in a crate marked Columbia (we believe referring to where his base camp was instead of actual find locale)
This specimen measures 3 x 1.7 x 1.3 inches (7.6 x 4.4 x 3.5cm) and weighs 4.8 oz or 0.3 lb (137g)