Quartz, Byssolite

This one is a bit different than the other quartz we've seen from zellabos. The byssolite inclusions are solid through the entire specimen right to the surface. Making it appear not unlike the green quartz that we often see from Nepal. It's a long slender crystal that tapers to a sharp point. Interesting piece!

The specimen comes from a newer, lesser known locality near Zeballos on Vancouver Island, British Columbia; the deposit is in a contact skarn. The crystals are often colloquially referred to as"forest quartz", due to the mossy appearance of the byssolite inclusions, making it easy to visualize a pocket of these crystals in the beautiful rain forest of B.C. Currently all collecting on the the claim has been halted pending the outcome of a court action by the local indigenous band. This makes it unlikely that we'll see new material coming from this locality any time soon.