AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Brazil > Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné Law Twins) |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 63954 |
Mineral: | Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné Law Twins) |
Locality: | Pedra Alta, Goiabeira, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
Description: | Lustrous transparent pale-smoky quartz crystal with microscopic inclusions (bubbles?) that make the lower half translucent. The crystallization patterns on the surface of the quartz crystal indicates it is twinned following the Dauphiné Law of twinning. |
Overall Size: | 6.5x3.5x2.5 cm |
Crystals: | 65 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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