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Quartz var. Smoky-Amethyst Quartz from Black Cap Mountain, upper workings, east of North Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire

 
Quartz var. Smoky-Amethyst Quartz from Black Cap Mountain, upper workings, east of North Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky-Amethyst Quartz from Black Cap Mountain, upper workings, east of North Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky-Amethyst Quartz from Black Cap Mountain, upper workings, east of North Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire

DESCRIPTION:No. 56063
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky-Amethyst Quartz
Locality:Black Cap Mountain, upper workings, east of North Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire
Description:Parallel cluster of transparent-to-translucent quartz crystals (commonly called Cathedral Habit) with color varying from purple to dark-smoky. The quartz luster varies from waxy to vitreous and there are brown limonite stains in crevices. Ex. Thomas A. Penney (1934-2019) collection, collected in the 1960s-70s.
Overall Size:14x8x6 cm
Crystals:10-50 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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