Beautiful clear citrine point with smoky quartz phantoms

A clear citrine point with smoky quartz phantoms from Madagascar. The high quartz clarity allows a direct view of the internal smoky quartz layers.

Each phantom line documents a specific radiation episode in the geological past. Aluminum substitutions in the quartz lattice are excited by natural background radiation to form color centers.

Madagascan deposits in the Itasy region supply natural citrine with untreated, premium gold color. The phantom constellation in this material makes each crystal a geological stratigraphic document.

The narrow columnar shape is suitable for classic display case presentation. With backlighting, the phantom layers become particularly distinct visually.

A Madagascan collector's piece with premium clarity and pronounced phantom visibility.