I have been interested in and collected Romanian minerals since 1975, I don't recall seeing a quartz crystal in section before.
This novelty specimen of quartz from Herja Romania shows some interesting internal features.
A crystal section cut and polished laterally and although full of veils and flaws there are sharply defined zones and margins.
Some of the larger flaws have dislocated the original face (zone) which then appears to be mirrored on the outside surface of the crystal, however the flaw also extends through to the face.
Suggesting the flaw grew with the crystal?
