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Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné Law Twin) on Albite from North Moat Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire

 
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné Law Twin) on Albite from North Moat Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné Law Twin) on Albite from North Moat Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné Law Twin) on Albite from North Moat Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné Law Twin) on Albite from North Moat Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné Law Twin) on Albite from North Moat Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire

DESCRIPTION:No. 71303
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné Law Twin) on Albite
Locality:North Moat Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire
Description:Lustrous doubly-terminated transparent smoky quartz crystal on white albite. The smoky quartz crystal is twinned following the Dauphiné Law of quartz twinning with suture lines visible. One termination is composed of many parallel pyramidal faces. From my personal collection; collected ca. 1989
Overall Size:5.5x4.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:46 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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