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Quartz from Canton Lead Mines, south flank of Rattlesnake Hill, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut

 
Quartz from Canton Lead Mines, south flank of Rattlesnake Hill, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut

Quartz from Canton Lead Mines, south flank of Rattlesnake Hill, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut

Quartz from Canton Lead Mines, south flank of Rattlesnake Hill, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 53322
Mineral:Quartz
Locality:Canton Lead Mines, south flank of Rattlesnake Hill, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut
Description:Unusual doubly-terminated di-pyramidal transparent-to-translucent smoky quartz crystals with small fragment of white barite included on one edge. The smoky quartz crystals have a slightly waxy luster on the termination faces with striated prism faces. Ex. L. Sweetman (1917-2010) of West Haven, CT.
Overall Size:5.5x4x3.5 cm
Crystals:10-35 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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