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

DESCRIPTION:	No. 73740
Mineral:	Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Hematite inclusions
Locality:	Auchenlosh Quarry, Dalbeattie, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland
Description:	Plate of lustrous translucent smoky quartz crystals to 12 mm with translucent white casts on the rear after barite. A few quartz crystals have red-brown hematite microcrystals included in subsurface layers giving them a pink-brown appearance. Collected by John and Robert Lawson in 1991
Overall Size:	6.5x6x2.5 cm
Crystals:	micro to 12 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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