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Quartz var. Smoky Quartz on Microcline from Ossipee Gulch (Raccoon Gulch), Folsom Brook, Carroll County, New Hampshire

 
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz on Microcline from Ossipee Gulch (Raccoon Gulch), Folsom Brook, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz on Microcline from Ossipee Gulch (Raccoon Gulch), Folsom Brook, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz on Microcline from Ossipee Gulch (Raccoon Gulch), Folsom Brook, Carroll County, New Hampshire

DESCRIPTION:No. 60552
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky Quartz on Microcline
Locality:Ossipee Gulch (Raccoon Gulch), Folsom Brook, Carroll County, New Hampshire
Description:Many opaque black smoky quartz crystals to 22 mm on tan-colored blocky microcline crystals to 25 mm. The smoky quartz crystals are so dark they could be called morion quartz and have textured (etched) crystal faces. The large microcline is incomplete. Ex. Jim Tovey collection
Overall Size:13x11x6.5 cm
Crystals:1-25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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