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Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné Law Twins) with Limonite from White Mountains, Mono County, California

 
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné Law Twins) with Limonite from White Mountains, Mono County, California

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné Law Twins) with Limonite from White Mountains, Mono County, California

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné Law Twins) with Limonite from White Mountains, Mono County, California

DESCRIPTION:No. 65649
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné Law Twins) with Limonite
Locality:White Mountains, Mono County, California
Description:Lustrous transparent smoky quartz crystal with brown limonite in a crevice on the side of the crystal. The smoky quartz crystal exhibits adjacent {7181} V-faces indicating it is a twinned following the Dauphiné Law of quartz twinning. Ex. D. Miller collection #M297, collected in 1976
Overall Size:4x3.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:40 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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