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Quartz Crystal Twins

Quartz crystals are common, but often very beautiful. The crystals are especially interesting when they are twinned according to well-defined laws.

A selection of Japan-law and Dauphiné-law twins of quartz from USA, Brazil, Peru, Madagascar, Japan, Kosovo, Bulgaria, Burma and Switzerland is shown here. Brazil Law twinning can be seen in the Bolivian ametrine.
Citrine Japan-law twin, 16 cm across, Mansa, Luapula Province, Zambia. Japan-law twin in smokey quartz, 4 cm. Mina Tiro Estrella, El Capitan Mountains, Lincoln County, New Mexico, USA. 5 cm Japan-law twin of quartz from Brumado, Bahia, Brazil. Quartz Japan-law twin, 2 cm from point to point. Trepca, Kosovo.
Japan-law twin of quartz, 22 mm, Narushima, Nagasaki, Japan. Slender Japan-law quartz twin, 35 mm longest arm, Krushev Dol Mine, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria. Japan-law twin of quartz, 15 mm. Sakangyi area, west of Mogok, Shan State, Burma. 35 mm Japan law twin, Tentadora Mine, Pampa Blanca, Peru
Milky quartz Japan-law twin, 2 cm, with amethyst. Ambatondrazaka, Toamasina Province, Madagascar. Japan-law twin of amethyst with goethite inclusions, 25 mm. Lac Aloatra, Madagascar. Amethyst sceptre Japan-law twin 20mm. Lac Aloatra, Madagascar. Amethyst sceptre Japan-law twin 27mm. Lac Aloatra, Madagascar.
Left-handed Dauphiné twin of smoky quartz with large x-face (trapezohedron), 7 cm, Gletschhorn, Göscheneralp, Uri, Switzerland. Left-handed Dauphiné twin of smoky quartz, 7 cm, Gletschhorn, Göscheneralp, Uri, Switzerland 5 cm Smoky Dauphiné twin showing interpenetrating domains on rhombohedron terminations. Royal Scepter Mine, Petersen Mtn, Nevada Ametrine, 8 cm polished crystal section showing purple and yellow sectors. Anahi Mine, Sandoval Province, Bolivia.