| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New Hampshire > Microcline with Quartz var. Smoky Quartz |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 56068 |
| Mineral: | Microcline with Quartz var. Smoky Quartz |
| Locality: | Moat Mountain, west of North Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire |
| Description: | Blocky white microcline crystals to 25 mm with lustrous dark-smoky quartz crystals to 15 mm from the classic miarolitic cavities of the Moat ring-dike formation. This locality was discovered after the 1938 hurricane uprooted trees with crystals in roots. Ex. Thomas A. Penney (1934-2019) collection, collected in the 1960s-70s. |
| Overall Size: | 13x9x8 cm |
| Crystals: | 5-25 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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