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Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Goethite and Hematite from Auchenlosh Quarry, Dalbeattie, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

 
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Goethite and Hematite from Auchenlosh Quarry, Dalbeattie, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Goethite and Hematite from Auchenlosh Quarry, Dalbeattie, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Goethite and Hematite from Auchenlosh Quarry, Dalbeattie, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Goethite and Hematite from Auchenlosh Quarry, Dalbeattie, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Goethite and Hematite from Auchenlosh Quarry, Dalbeattie, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

DESCRIPTION:No. 69046
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Goethite and Hematite
Locality:Auchenlosh Quarry, Dalbeattie, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland
Description:Lustrous translucent smoky quartz crystals to 10 mm with surface coating of brown goethite and scattered red-brown hematite microcrystals included in subsurface layers of the quartz. The goethite coating is probably due to alteration of the hematite. Collected by John Lawson (1942-2024) and Robert Lawson in 1991
Overall Size:6x4x2.5 cm
Crystals:micro to 10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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