AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New Hampshire > Quartz var. Smoky Quartz |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 80794 |
Mineral: | Quartz var. Smoky Quartz |
Locality: | Moat Mountain, west of North Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire |
Description: | Lustrous 45 mm dark-smoky quartz crystal, on albite with another smoky quartz crystal, Note the suture patterns on the prism faces indicating twinning following the Dauphiné Law of quartz twinning. The smoky quartz crystal is nearly flawless internally. Ex. Miller #M3021; ex. Betts #66366; collected ca. 1970 by Thomas A. Penney (1934-2019) |
Overall Size: | 5x4x2.5 cm |
Crystals: | 14-45 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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