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Microcline with Smoky Quartz from Bighorn Crags, Lemhi County, Idaho

 
Microcline with Smoky Quartz from Bighorn Crags, Lemhi County, Idaho

Microcline with Smoky Quartz from Bighorn Crags, Lemhi County, Idaho

DESCRIPTION:No. 52374
Mineral:Microcline with Smoky Quartz
Locality:Bighorn Crags, Lemhi County, Idaho
Description:Blocky beige-colored microcline crystals to 22 mm with dark smoky quartz crystals to 15 mm. Note the post-crystallization fractures caused by glacial pocket collapse. Ex. John Geiges collection #271; acquired in 1992
Overall Size:4.5x3.5x3 cm
Crystals:6-22 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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