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Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné Law Twins) from Smoky Bear Quartz Claim, Sierra Blanca, White Mountain Wilderness, Lincoln County, New Mexico

 
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné Law Twins) from Smoky Bear Quartz Claim, Sierra Blanca, White Mountain Wilderness, Lincoln County, New Mexico

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné Law Twins) from Smoky Bear Quartz Claim, Sierra Blanca, White Mountain Wilderness, Lincoln County, New Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 65940
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné Law Twins)
Locality:Smoky Bear Quartz Claim, Sierra Blanca, White Mountain Wilderness, Lincoln County, New Mexico
Description:Two intersecting groups of lustrous smoky quartz crystals. The upper crystals are water-clear and twinned following the Dauphiné Law of quartz twinning. See article: The Smoky Bear Quartz Claims: Lincoln County, New Mexico in Min. Rec., Sept.-Oct. 1991. Collected ca. 1988
Overall Size:4x4x2 cm
Crystals:8-32 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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