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Quartz var. Smoky from Sawtooth Mountains, Custer County, Idaho

 
Quartz var. Smoky from Sawtooth Mountains, Custer County, Idaho

DESCRIPTION:No. 52800
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky
Locality:Sawtooth Mountains, Custer County, Idaho
Description:Transparent smoky quartz crystal with tan-colored pocket clay (kaolinite) on the lower portions. When illuminated from the rear, the smoky quartz shows good transparency with wispy internal inclusions. Collected ca. 1980
Overall Size:25x21x12 mm
Crystals:2-21 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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