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Quartz var. Smoky from Roncari Quarry, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut

 
Quartz var. Smoky from Roncari Quarry, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 49622
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky
Locality:Roncari Quarry, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut
Description:Large di-pyramidal (Cumberland-habit) dark smoky quartz crystal 38 mm across on basalt coated with translucent gray quartz crystals to 1 mm with a few smaller smoky quartz crystals. The rear is incomplete and the specimen was restored (no visible glue). Collected ca. 1960
Overall Size:11x7x6 cm
Crystals:1-38 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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