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Quartz var. Smoky from Butte Mining District, Summit Valley, Silver Bow County, Montana

 
Quartz var. Smoky from Butte Mining District, Summit Valley, Silver Bow County, Montana

DESCRIPTION:No. 44981
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky
Locality:Butte Mining District, Summit Valley, Silver Bow County, Montana
Description:Dark-smoky transparent quartz crystal with no matrix attached. The smoky quartz crystal has a tapered habit with striated prism faces and complex crystallization patterns on several faces. Ex. Chas. W. Velte Jr. (1914-1987)
Overall Size:34x16x13 mm
Crystals:34 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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