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Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné-law twinned) with Microcline from Moat Mountain, west of North Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire

 
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné-law twinned) with Microcline from Moat Mountain, west of North Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné-law twinned) with Microcline from Moat Mountain, west of North Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné-law twinned) with Microcline from Moat Mountain, west of North Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire

DESCRIPTION:No. 61079
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné-law twinned) with Microcline
Locality:Moat Mountain, west of North Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire
Description:Doubly-terminated transparent smoky quartz crystals with lustrous faces that have suture patterns indicating they are twinned following the Dauphine Law of quartz twinning. The smoky quartz crystal has white microcline included in the rear and bottom. Ex. Thomas A. Penney (1934-2019) collection, collected in the 1960s-70s.
Overall Size:75x25x21 mm
Crystals:75 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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