Black Chlorite Phantom Quartz 644528aa43de5441b11fc572f58bdb6e making it the second hardest

making it the second hardest natural mineral

Giant clams are the largest living bivalve molluscs

Compare that to the average 3" tooth size of a modern Great white and one can begin to imagine the size and power of Carcharodon Megalodon

Central and South America

4th millennium BC

Black Chlorite Phantom Quartz 644528aa43de5441b11fc572f58bdb6e making it the second hardestPhantom Quartz is created when minerals have been washed over and captured within a crystal during its growing process. The mineral deposit acts as a record of the crystal's lifetime. Phantoms appear as ghost crystals, or faint lines that mimic the shape of the main termination of the crystal. Phantom colors vary depending on the mineral which is captured. Very frequently, these phantoms are chlorite, hematite, or clay. Another way that phantoms can