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Quartz var. Smoky from Lord Hill Quarry, Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine

 
Quartz var. Smoky from Lord Hill Quarry, Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine

Quartz var. Smoky from Lord Hill Quarry, Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine

Quartz var. Smoky from Lord Hill Quarry, Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine

Quartz var. Smoky from Lord Hill Quarry, Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 56911
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky
Locality:Lord Hill Quarry, Stoneham, Oxford County, Maine
Description:Unusually large cluster of translucent-to-transparent smoky quartz crystals to 40 mm overgrown on platy albite, variety cleavelandite with a quartz-rich crystallized pocket clay between the quartz crystals. The quartz crystals have textured surfaces. Ex. Thomas A. Penney (1934-2019) collection #173, collected in the 1960s-70s.
Overall Size:15x11x10 cm
Crystals:1-40 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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