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Quartz var. Smoky (Dauphiné-law twinned) from (South) Baldface Mountain, Chatham, Carroll County, New Hampshire

 
Quartz var. Smoky (Dauphiné-law twinned) from (South) Baldface Mountain, Chatham, Carroll County, New Hampshire

DESCRIPTION:No. 52968
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky (Dauphiné-law twinned)
Locality:(South) Baldface Mountain, Chatham, Carroll County, New Hampshire
Description:Flawless dark-smoky quartz crystal with complex prism and termination faces indicative of interpenetrant twinning following the Dauphine Law of quartz twinning. Though the quartz is dark, it shows flawless transparency when rear illuminated.
Overall Size:8x3.5x3 cm
Crystals:80 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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