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Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Hematite from Auchenlosh Quarry, Dalbeattie, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

 
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Hematite from Auchenlosh Quarry, Dalbeattie, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Hematite from Auchenlosh Quarry, Dalbeattie, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Hematite from Auchenlosh Quarry, Dalbeattie, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Hematite from Auchenlosh Quarry, Dalbeattie, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Hematite from Auchenlosh Quarry, Dalbeattie, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Hematite from Auchenlosh Quarry, Dalbeattie, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

DESCRIPTION:No. 69047
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Hematite
Locality:Auchenlosh Quarry, Dalbeattie, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland
Description:Lustrous translucent smoky quartz crystals to 11 mm with lustrous black-metallic specular hematite microcrystals on the surfaces. The smoky quartz crystals have dark transparent outer zones with milky core zones making the smoky color darkest at the tips Collected by John and Robert Lawson in 1991
Overall Size:7.5x5x1.5 cm
Crystals:micro to 11 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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