Black Chlorite Phantom Quartz 644528aa43de5441b11fc572f58bdb6e Giant clams are the largest

Giant clams are the largest living bivalve molluscs

Central and South America

then recognized by the scientific community in 1854 when it was given its official name “Astrophyllite”

4th millennium BC

Mining these Agate specimens is extremely difficult as they are found only in the mountaintops of Argentina

Black Chlorite Phantom Quartz 644528aa43de5441b11fc572f58bdb6e Giant clams are the largestPhantom Quartz is created when minerals have been washed over and captured within a crystal during its growing process. The mineral deposit acts as a record of the crystal's lifetime. Phantoms appear as ghost crystals, or faint lines that mimic the shape of the main termination of the crystal. Phantom colors vary depending on the mineral which is captured. Very frequently, these phantoms are chlorite, hematite, or clay. Another way that phantoms can