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Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (parallel growth) from Mount Marie Quarry, 7.5 km southeast of Paris Hill, Oxford County, Maine

 
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (parallel growth) from Mount Marie Quarry, 7.5 km southeast of Paris Hill, Oxford County, Maine

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (parallel growth) from Mount Marie Quarry, 7.5 km southeast of Paris Hill, Oxford County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 52520
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (parallel growth)
Locality:Mount Marie Quarry, 7.5 km southeast of Paris Hill, Oxford County, Maine
Description:Lustrous transparent gray smoky quartz crystals with slightly striated prism faces. All of smoky quartz crystals are in parallel orientation overgrown on an underlying milky quartz partial crystal. One termination has a 1 mm chip on the edge.
Overall Size:7x5x2.5 cm
Crystals:10-30 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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