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Quartz var. Smoky Quartz on Microcline and Albite from Crystal Peak area, 6.5 km northeast of Lake George, Park-Teller Counties, Colorado

 
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz on Microcline and Albite from Crystal Peak area, 6.5 km northeast of Lake George, Park-Teller Counties, Colorado

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz on Microcline and Albite from Crystal Peak area, 6.5 km northeast of Lake George, Park-Teller Counties, Colorado

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz on Microcline and Albite from Crystal Peak area, 6.5 km northeast of Lake George, Park-Teller Counties, Colorado

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz on Microcline and Albite from Crystal Peak area, 6.5 km northeast of Lake George, Park-Teller Counties, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 56187
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky Quartz on Microcline and Albite
Locality:Crystal Peak area, 6.5 km northeast of Lake George, Park-Teller Counties, Colorado
Description:Lustrous transparent smoky quartz crystals to 20 mm on blocky pale-gray microcline crystals to 16 mm with overgrowth of white albite crystals to 3 mm. The smoky quartz crystals have chipped termination edges caused glaciers collapsing the pocket.
Overall Size:4x3x3 cm
Crystals:1-20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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