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Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné Law Twinned) from Moat Mountain, west of North Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire

 
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné Law Twinned) from Moat Mountain, west of North Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné Law Twinned) from Moat Mountain, west of North Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire

DESCRIPTION:No. 71657
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné Law Twinned)
Locality:Moat Mountain, west of North Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire
Description:Lustrous transparent smoky quartz crystal, with the rear surfaces composed of many small parallel crystal faces. The smoky quartz crystal has suture patterns on the front prism faces indicating twinning following the Dauphiné Law of quartz twinning. Ex. Thomas A. Penney (1934-2019) collection, collected in the 1970s
Overall Size:49x29x16 mm
Crystals:49 mm
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