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Quartz var. Smoky from Sierra Blanca, White Mountain Wilderness, Lincoln County, New Mexico

 
Quartz var. Smoky from Sierra Blanca, White Mountain Wilderness, Lincoln County, New Mexico

Quartz var. Smoky from Sierra Blanca, White Mountain Wilderness, Lincoln County, New Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 53151
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky
Locality:Sierra Blanca, White Mountain Wilderness, Lincoln County, New Mexico
Description:Lustrous transparent smoky quartz crystal with no matrix attached. The smoky coloration is internally zoned with phantom-growth patterns visible throughout. The prism faces are slightly striated. Collected by John Medici (1938-2022) in Sept. 2003
Overall Size:11x2.5x20 cm
Crystals:110 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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