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Quartz var. Smoky Quartz from Sierra Blanca, White Mountain Wilderness, Lincoln County, New Mexico

 
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz from Sierra Blanca, White Mountain Wilderness, Lincoln County, New Mexico

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz from Sierra Blanca, White Mountain Wilderness, Lincoln County, New Mexico

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz from Sierra Blanca, White Mountain Wilderness, Lincoln County, New Mexico

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz from Sierra Blanca, White Mountain Wilderness, Lincoln County, New Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 76577
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Locality:Sierra Blanca, White Mountain Wilderness, Lincoln County, New Mexico
Description:Lustrous transparent slightly tapered smoky quartz crystal with smaller smoky quartz crystals near the bottom. The smoky coloration is internally zoned with phantom-growth patterns visible throughout. The prism faces are slightly striated. Collected by Paul Young ca. 1999
Overall Size:73x20x15 mm
Crystals:3-73 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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