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Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (false twin) from North Moat Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire

 
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (false twin) from North Moat Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (false twin) from North Moat Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire

DESCRIPTION:No. 70836
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (false twin)
Locality:North Moat Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire
Description:Lustrous transparent gray smoky quartz crystal with fragments of albite on the bottom. When I collected this specimen I though it was twinned following the Japan Law, but the surface striations indicate it is actually it is a single crystal with L-shape. From my personal collection #683; collected ca. 1989
Overall Size:34x18x6 mm
Crystals:28 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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