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Phenakite on Smoky Quartz from Mount Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado

 
Phenakite on Smoky Quartz from Mount Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado

Phenakite on Smoky Quartz from Mount Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado

Phenakite on Smoky Quartz from Mount Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 19346
Mineral:Phenakite on Smoky Quartz
Locality:Mount Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado
Description:Doubly-terminated smoky quartz crystal 9 cm long with scattered phenakite crystals up to 5 mm on one side. Fully crystallized on all faces - a floater. From a large pocket found by Cliff Nicholson and Curtis Abbott on Mt. Antero in 1989.
Overall Size:9x3x3 cm
Crystals:3-90 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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