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Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné Law Twins) from Butte District, Silver Bow County, Montana

 
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné Law Twins) from Butte District, Silver Bow County, Montana

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné Law Twins) from Butte District, Silver Bow County, Montana

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné Law Twins) from Butte District, Silver Bow County, Montana

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné Law Twins) from Butte District, Silver Bow County, Montana

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné Law Twins) from Butte District, Silver Bow County, Montana

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné Law Twins) from Butte District, Silver Bow County, Montana

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné Law Twins) from Butte District, Silver Bow County, Montana

DESCRIPTION:No. 66522
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné Law Twins)
Locality:Butte District, Silver Bow County, Montana
Description:Lustrous transparent smoky quartz crystal with many complex suture patterns on the prism faces indicating the smoky quartz crystal is twinned following the Dauphiné Law of quartz twinning. Note the impressions on the faces from mica crystals. Collected ca. 1985
Overall Size:28x18x13 mm
Crystals:28 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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