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Quartz var. Smoky from North Sugarloaf Mountain, near Twin Mountain, Grafton County, New Hampshire

 
Quartz var. Smoky from North Sugarloaf Mountain, near Twin Mountain, Grafton County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky from North Sugarloaf Mountain, near Twin Mountain, Grafton County, New Hampshire

DESCRIPTION:No. 45961
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky
Locality:North Sugarloaf Mountain, near Twin Mountain, Grafton County, New Hampshire
Description:Translucent dark-smoky quartz crystals with lustrous, striated crystal faces that have small pock-marks where another mineral grew on the quartz while it was still growing, then dissolved away leaving cavities. Collected in 1997 by E. Greene
Overall Size:5x2.5x2 cm
Crystals:25-48 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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