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Quartz var. Smoky Quartz on Calcite from Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut

 
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz on Calcite from Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz on Calcite from Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz on Calcite from Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 64440
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky Quartz on Calcite
Locality:Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Description:Lustrous transparent di-pyramidal quartz crystals to 8 mm on translucent colorless calcite crystals to 3 mm lining a cavity in greenish-gray matrix. Sullivan would not disclose the specific locality. From my personal collection, originally acquired from Earle Sullivan
Overall Size:4x2.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:1-8 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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