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Quartz var. Smoky Quartz from Black Hole Claim, Jefferson County, Montana

 
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz from Black Hole Claim, Jefferson County, Montana

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz from Black Hole Claim, Jefferson County, Montana

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz from Black Hole Claim, Jefferson County, Montana

DESCRIPTION:No. 49673
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Locality:Black Hole Claim, Jefferson County, Montana
Description:Large smoky quartz crystal with glassy crystal faces and no matrix attached. The prism faces of the smoky quartz have microscopic creviced where another mineral was included in the surface, but later dissolved away, with brown limonite in the crevices.
Overall Size:13x6.5x5.5 cm
Crystals:130 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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