Faden Quartz (curved)
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Locality: Tole, Wanna, Lower South Waziristan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Faden quartz is a variety of SiO2 quartz with a white “thread” of healed fractures through the crystal. The name comes from German Fadenquarz, first described by Mindat as a quartz variety; the faden can be straight, curved, jagged, or interrupted.
Tole, near Wanna in Lower South Waziristan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan, is a well-known locality for faden-type quartz crystals. The area lies about 20 km north of Wana and is especially recognized among collectors for its distinctive quartz specimens. Only a few valid minerals are recorded from the locality, with quartz the standout material associated with it.
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