AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Brazil > Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné Law Twins) |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 64048 |
Mineral: | Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné Law Twins) |
Locality: | Minas Gerais, Brazil |
Description: | Scepter-shaped formations of di-pyramidal transparent smoky quartz crystals to 40 mm on stems of smaller milky quartz crystals. The smoky quartz crystals have naturally etched surfaces that reveal twinning following the Dauphiné Law of quartz twinning. Collected ca. 1985 |
Overall Size: | 5.5x4x4 cm |
Crystals: | 5-42 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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