Quartz Shards Appraisal

Small Collection of Rough Clear Quartz Shards

This lot consists of a small grouping of natural clear quartz shards and crystal fragments resting upon a common textured white paper towel for scale. The specimens are characterized by their varying degrees of transparency, ranging from water-clear to slightly translucent with milky inclusions. The fragments exhibit jagged, irregular shapes typical of raw mineral breakage, showing conchoidal fracture patterns on some surfaces which are characteristic of the silica mineral group. No formal termination points are clearly visible, suggesting these are broken fragments or debitage from a larger cluster. The color is predominantly colorless, though some pieces appear to have a very faint pinkish or smokey tint due to subtle impurities or lighting conditions. The size of the individual pieces appears small, likely under one inch in length. There are no signs of human-made facets, drilling, or polishing, indicating they are in a completely raw state. The condition is fundamentally 'as-found' in nature, with sharp edges and natural surface textures. Such specimens are commonly found in geological deposits globally and are frequently used in decorative rock collections or as material for wire-wrapping in artisan jewelry. There are no discernible maker's marks or signatures as the items are geological in origin rather than manufactured.