Great Citrine Point with Smoky Quartz Phantoms

A citrine point with smoky quartz phantoms from Madagascar. A compact multi-phase quartz sculpture with readable phantom stratigraphy inside; smoky shadow lines mark the interrupted growth phases.

Madagascan citrines belong to the rare category of natural, unheated citrine. The Madagascar deposits yield material with characteristically clear golden color directly from the deposit, without heat treatment of the raw material.

The smoky quartz phantoms inside document changing radiation conditions. Phases with active radioactive background radiation colored the quartz smoky. Phases with iron-bearing solution created the golden citrine coloration. The alternating history is readable as phantom stratigraphy.

The compact collector size is suitable for desk or display cabinet staging. The polished exterior highlights the phantom interiors from multiple viewing angles.

A Madagascan collector's piece with documented phantom stratigraphy and gemological premium classification of natural citrine. In collector tradition, the multi-phase constellation is considered a symbol of transformation and stored Earth history.