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Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (distorted) from Minas Gerais, Brazil

 
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (distorted) from Minas Gerais, Brazil

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (distorted) from Minas Gerais, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 56232
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (distorted)
Locality:Minas Gerais, Brazil
Description:Distorted transparent smoky quartz crystals to 36 mm with platy bronze-colored muscovite mica crystals to 2 mm on the base. The smoky quartz crystals have an elongated termination face that appears to be the prism, but the striations show otherwise.
Overall Size:5x2.5x2 cm
Crystals:1-36 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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