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Quartz var. Smoky Quartz and Albite on Microcline from North Moat Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire

 
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz and Albite on Microcline from North Moat Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz and Albite on Microcline from North Moat Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz and Albite on Microcline from North Moat Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz and Albite on Microcline from North Moat Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz and Albite on Microcline from North Moat Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz and Albite on Microcline from North Moat Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz and Albite on Microcline from North Moat Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz and Albite on Microcline from North Moat Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz and Albite on Microcline from North Moat Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire

DESCRIPTION:No. 72912
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky Quartz and Albite on Microcline
Locality:North Moat Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire
Description:Many transparent medium-smoky quartz crystals to 50 mm that grew on, and in fractures between, blocks of tan-colored microcline feldspar with albite crystals to 1 mm. The microcline formed first, was fractured, then the quartz grew on all surfaces. From my personal collection #919; collected ca. 1982 by Peter Samuelson
Overall Size:11.5x10x7 cm
Crystals:1-50 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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