| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New Jersey > Quartz var. Smoky Quartz |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 63680 |
| Mineral: | Quartz var. Smoky Quartz |
| Locality: | Interstate 80 road construction, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey |
| Description: | Large triangular cluster of translucent gray smoky quartz crystals with lustrous crystal faces collected ca. 1970 during the construction of Interstate 80 when it was blasted through the First Watchung basalt. Ex. Irving Horowitz collection; collected by Max Marty |
| Overall Size: | 10x9x4.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 10-27 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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