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Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Chlorite inclusions from Lord Hill Quarry, Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine

 
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Chlorite inclusions from Lord Hill Quarry, Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Chlorite inclusions from Lord Hill Quarry, Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Chlorite inclusions from Lord Hill Quarry, Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Chlorite inclusions from Lord Hill Quarry, Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Chlorite inclusions from Lord Hill Quarry, Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Chlorite inclusions from Lord Hill Quarry, Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 71676
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Chlorite inclusions
Locality:Lord Hill Quarry, Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine
Description:Cluster of transparent pale-gray smoky quartz crystals on platy gray albite. The smoky quartz crystals have a satin luster caused by etching from solutions in the cavity and several crystals have microscopic green chlorite inclusions. Ex. Thomas A. Penney (1934-2019) collection, collected in the 1970s
Overall Size:5.5x4.5x3 cm
Crystals:5-40 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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