AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Connecticut > Quartz var. Tessin-habit |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 18957 |
Mineral: | Quartz var. Tessin-habit |
Locality: | Becker's Quarry, West Willington, Connecticut |
Description: | Long, single crystal of Tessin-habit (elongated taper resulting from alternating termination and prism faces) smoky quartz. One of the longest crystals I have seen from this locality. See Rocks and Minerals, 3-4/94, p. 136. See article The Remarkable Quartz Crystals of West Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut in Rocks and Minerals v.78 #4 |
Overall Size: | 7x2x1.5 cm |
Crystals: | 7 cm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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