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Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (irradiated) from Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas

 
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (irradiated) from Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (irradiated) from Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (irradiated) from Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (irradiated) from Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (irradiated) from Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (irradiated) from Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas

DESCRIPTION:No. 78633
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (irradiated)
Locality:Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas
Description:Lustrous transparent smoky quartz crystals with lighter colored quartz along the bottom. The quartz crystals were colorless when mined, and were irradiated artificially duplicating a natural process to darken the color. Has glue remnants on the bottom. Collected ca. 1995
Overall Size:4x3x1.5 cm
Crystals:6-13 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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