Hi,

I love this crystal and yet am a Little stumped into all its properties.  Now I know the clear quartz crystal bit and it has two terminators one has broken off the side leaving this gorgeous black fluffy bit that is half outside the crystal and the other is still inside the crystal.  the whole side of it also has these tiny delicate crystal fingers that are as delictae as okenite but is black instea of white.  It looks a little like natrolite but not as hard?  
I really am not sure what to name it as and was wondering if anyone else had some ideas?
I do know this it is, clear quartz, pyrite and............

Gem do you know as its starting to bug me and I'm running out of brain?

Heres another angle....

Bootyfull!!

Definately a flaw and cleavage line which caused the break with what looks like a cuprite and perhaps black rutile or black tourmaline with hematite and chlorite inclusions? That could be young disturbed Okenite, like that the hardness would seem greater than the fluffy ball, either way it should be a 5. There's another on the tip of my mind but memory escapes me right now. Do you know the country of origin?

Yes it does have a small amount of tourmaline, and it even makes it look like some of the inner terminators are smoky quartz.  I am unsure about it being okenite as I have always believed that true okenite is only ever white and yet this is black.  I have seen dyed green and red okenite though and it doesnt appeal at all.  If I am to blow gently on the crystals they move shape, some that have been disturbed will blow off if it is a hard breeze (learnt that the hard way)  she is kept in my cabinet now due to this very thing.  
I dont know the origin of the place she came from but I do remember recently coming across some quartz with what looked like black stars within them.  It was gorgeous.  Could it be the same thing and that when the crystal breaks the black star within is this delicate black crystal hairs that are now exposed on mine?  do you know the one I'm talking about?

I would love to know and understand more about her when I saw her the lady after I had gone through every one in the little cabinet said "Hold on one minute I think you may like this" and walked away.  A few minutes later she came back holding this and placed her on the cabinet.  I literally fell to my kness to see her at eye sight and not have to hold her to do it...I was stunned...she is very captivating!  I had three other stones I was going to buy but when this was placed in front of me they all went back and whilst swallowing hard I pulled out my purse to buy her.  She cost me all my x-mas money and then some.  Hubby got a lot of extra brownie points for allowing me to get her.....hehe

You do realise should you ever come to australia you really are going to have to visit!!!!!!  I love sharing them with other collectors and talking about their origins and they way they find their way to the owner.  I can as you could say the day I got each and everyone, how much, why, how I felt at teh time, what I think of them...mine are all hand picked and they all have a reason I dont buy to just buy!

Oh whilst I remember I may put up that gaia stone.  I did go and see teh store that it was in to see if I would bring it home and it is a gorgeous dark green.  She is beautiful.  The energy around her is a lighter, less intense feel.  I have already had a few attracted to her but when she sits on a light she comes to life and in her shadows she lights up red.  she speaks thats for sure.  Besides the aqua aura she is the only other man made/infused crystal I own but still a raw natural lover here..... I dont even have goldstone because it just doesnt talk to me like it does to others.

I'll find a piccy......

Heres the Gaia stone.  When she catches the light or sun her shadows come up red and the contrast between the red and green are beautiful.