AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Romania > Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Dolomite and pyrite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 62946 |
Mineral: | Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Dolomite and pyrite |
Locality: | Cavnic Mine (Kapnikbanya), Maramures, Romania |
Description: | Lustrous transparent-to-translucent smoky quartz crystals to 70 mm with 2 mm thick partial overgrowth of tan-colored dolomite crystals coated with yellow-metallic pyrite microcrystals. The smoky quartz is composed of many parallel crystals. |
Overall Size: | 8.5x6x5 cm |
Crystals: | micro to 70 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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