Australian crystal hunter Patrick Gundersen told Fox News Digital that he recently found a priceless elestial quartz tucked in the dirt of Hart's Range in Australia's Northern Territory.

Although quartz is everywhere, an 8,000-pound slab of natural quartz is rare to come by — unless it’s the one now on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History.

As crystals explode in popularity, collectors are paying millions, cutting museums out of the industry. So how'd the Smithsonian land a giant quartz?

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