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Quartz from Ouray District, San Miguel County, Colorado

 
Quartz from Ouray District, San Miguel County, Colorado

Quartz from Ouray District, San Miguel County, Colorado

Quartz from Ouray District, San Miguel County, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 44551
Mineral:Quartz
Locality:Ouray District, San Miguel County, Colorado
Description:V-shaped specimen of two large milky quartz crystals up to 120 mm long with smaller milky quartz crystals to 3 mm long overgrown on the prism faces of the larger crystals. The surfaces of the larger crystals are composed of many smaller, lustrous faces. Ex. Henry D. Miller (1838-1919 or 1920) collection, bequeathed to the Wadsworth Atheneum in 1909; ex. Loomis-Chaffee School
Overall Size:12x9x5 cm
Crystals:1-120 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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