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Quartz var. Smoky Quartz distorted crystal from North Moat Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire

 
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz distorted crystal from North Moat Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz distorted crystal from North Moat Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz distorted crystal from North Moat Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz distorted crystal from North Moat Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz distorted crystal from North Moat Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire

DESCRIPTION:No. 77965
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky Quartz distorted crystal
Locality:North Moat Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire
Description:Unusual distorted crystal of lustrous transparent gray smoky quartz that is doubly terminated and has remnants of feldspar matrix on one side. The distorted shape of the smoky quartz crystal is caused by dominant elongated pyramidal termination faces. Collected by G. Burke in August 1995
Overall Size:6x1.5x1.5 cm
Crystals:60 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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