Beautiful Citrine Phantom Triple Terminated Point

An exceptional Citrine Triple Terminated Crystal with three parallel growth axes and visible phantom inclusions inside.

The triple-terminated form occurs when three crystal axes simultaneously grow upwards from a common growth node. This growth form is rare in citrine, as quartz typically forms single points.

Citrine belongs to the quartz family. The warm golden-yellow color is due to iron trace elements in the crystal lattice under natural irradiation over millennia.

Phantoms are earlier growth stages of the crystal, appearing as ghostly pyramids within the later termination. They document the crystal's growth history over long periods.

In the lower third, a delicate smoky quartz phantom with fine rutile-like inclusions is visible, indicating zonal trace elements during mineralization.

A collector's item of the highest class: the combination of triple-terminated form and phantom inclusion is rare on the market.