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Unless otherwise stated, this image is the copyright of the submitter. Contact them for permission to reproduce it. |  | | Description | Capped Quartz. One of the most intriguing stones I've seen, with its neatly fitting cap.
"...the layers pull apart because they are separated by a coating of iron oxide. The best British examples were from this mine." [Virtuous Lady mine, Buckland Monachorum, Devon, about 3 miles from the Cornwall border.]
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