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Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné-law twin) on Microcline from Hurricane Mountain, east of Intervale, Carroll County, New Hampshire

 
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné-law twin) on Microcline from Hurricane Mountain, east of Intervale, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné-law twin) on Microcline from Hurricane Mountain, east of Intervale, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné-law twin) on Microcline from Hurricane Mountain, east of Intervale, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné-law twin) on Microcline from Hurricane Mountain, east of Intervale, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné-law twin) on Microcline from Hurricane Mountain, east of Intervale, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné-law twin) on Microcline from Hurricane Mountain, east of Intervale, Carroll County, New Hampshire

DESCRIPTION:No. 71685
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné-law twin) on Microcline
Locality:Hurricane Mountain, east of Intervale, Carroll County, New Hampshire
Description:Two lustrous transparent smoky quartz crystals to 23 mm with microcrystals on the faces, on white microcline crystals to 12 mm. One smoky quartz has well-defined {7181} faces on adjacent corners indicating twinning following the Dauphiné Law of twinning. Ex. Thomas A. Penney (1934-2019) collection, collected in the 1970s
Overall Size:3.5x2.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:micro to 23 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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