If you're not familiar with cactus quartz, it occurs when smaller crystals grow around a larger crystal. In this case, the tip of the larger crystal was still visible (the hedgehog's head), but the sides were completely covered with smaller crystals.
I saw cactus quartz for the first time a couple of weeks ago, when my mom found a beautiful piece of clear quartz partially covered by smaller citrine crystals, resembling what she described as "a castle on a craggy mountian top."
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Aw that clay hedgehog is so cute! :)
Thank you! I intend to give it (and the crystal) to my dad for his birthday next week. He never wants me to spend any money on him, so I always make him things.
I love that crystal. That's pretty enough to put on a shelf - or use as a bookend. And the hedgehog is very cute. I have no artistic ability - clearly, you do.
Helen
Straight From Hel
Unfortunately, the crystal is only about an inch long--too small for a bookend. I have seen larger pieces of cactus quartz, though. Also, that formation often occurs with amethyst and citrine, if you'd like a little color with your crystal.
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