AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Colorado > Quartz var. Smoky

Search
 

Online Mineral Museum Archive of Mineral Photographs and Mineral Descriptions from John Betts - Fine Minerals.com and Allminerals.com

   

Quartz var. Smoky from Crystal Creek, Florissant, Teller County, Colorado

 
Quartz var. Smoky from Crystal Creek, Florissant, Teller County, Colorado

Quartz var. Smoky from Crystal Creek, Florissant, Teller County, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 19940
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky
Locality:Crystal Creek, Florissant, Teller County, Colorado
Description:Floater crystal (fully crystallized on all faces with no point of attachment) of translucent smoky quartz with minor albite inclusions. The has two generations of quartz, with an outer layer of lustrous quartz over earlier etched quartz.
Overall Size:10x5.5x4 cm
Crystals:4-10 cm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

© AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals All Rights Reserved

The minerals illustrated on this site are presented for reference purposes only. The owner of this site did not collect the minerals and collectors should not assume access is permitted to the property based on inclusion in this museum. Please contact the property owner to obtain legal permission before entering private property. ;