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Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Albite overgrowth from North Moat Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire

 
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Albite overgrowth from North Moat Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Albite overgrowth from North Moat Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Albite overgrowth from North Moat Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Albite overgrowth from North Moat Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Albite overgrowth from North Moat Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire

DESCRIPTION:No. 68320
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Albite overgrowth
Locality:North Moat Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire
Description:Lustrous transparent smoky quartz crystal with three etched faces overgrown with finely-crystallized white albite. The solutions in the cavity probably flowed in one direction resulting in etching-coating only the three faces of the smoky quartz. Collected ca. 1989
Overall Size:7.5x5x3 cm
Crystals:micro to 70 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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