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Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné-law twins) from Moat Mountain, west of North Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire

 
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné-law twins) from Moat Mountain, west of North Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné-law twins) from Moat Mountain, west of North Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné-law twins) from Moat Mountain, west of North Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire

DESCRIPTION:No. 71720
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Dauphiné-law twins)
Locality:Moat Mountain, west of North Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire
Description:Lustrous transparent smoky quartz crystal with many complex suture patterns on the prism faces indicating the smoky quartz crystal is twinned following the Dauphiné Law of quartz twinning. Ex. Thomas A. Penney (1934-2019) collection, collected in the 1970s
Overall Size:5.5x3x1.5 cm
Crystals:45-58 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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