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Quartz var. Smoky with Microcline var. Amazonite from Windy Pocket, Smoky Hawk Mine, Florisant, Teller County, Colorado

 
Quartz var. Smoky with Microcline var. Amazonite from Windy Pocket, Smoky Hawk Mine, Florisant, Teller County, Colorado

Quartz var. Smoky with Microcline var. Amazonite from Windy Pocket, Smoky Hawk Mine, Florisant, Teller County, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 32693
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky with Microcline var. Amazonite
Locality:Windy Pocket, Smoky Hawk Mine, Florisant, Teller County, Colorado
Description:Three transparent smoky quartz crystals up to 30 mm long growing from blue-green microcline, variety amazonite, crystals up to 8 mm. Though a small cluster, it is one of the few combination smoky quartz and amazonite specimens I've obtained.
Overall Size:3.5x3x3 cm
Crystals:5-30 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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