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Quartz var. Smoky with Microcline and Hyalite Opal from Moose Pocket, Blue Mountain, Albany, Carroll County, New Hampshire

 
Quartz var. Smoky with Microcline and Hyalite Opal from Moose Pocket, Blue Mountain, Albany, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky with Microcline and Hyalite Opal from Moose Pocket, Blue Mountain, Albany, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky with Microcline and Hyalite Opal from Moose Pocket, Blue Mountain, Albany, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky with Microcline and Hyalite Opal from Moose Pocket, Blue Mountain, Albany, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Quartz var. Smoky with Microcline and Hyalite Opal from Moose Pocket, Blue Mountain, Albany, Carroll County, New Hampshire

DESCRIPTION:No. 49125
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky with Microcline and Hyalite Opal
Locality:Moose Pocket, Blue Mountain, Albany, Carroll County, New Hampshire
Description:Lustrous black quartz (morion) crystal 45 mm high with white microcline crystals to 20 mm and scattered patches of hyalite opal that fluoresce green under UV. With letter from Ken Hollman author of the article about the discovery in Mineral News v.4 #11. Collected by Peter Samuelson in September 1988; ex. Ken Hollman (1943-2005); ex Swigert
Overall Size:5x5x4.5 cm
Crystals:15-45 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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