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Quartz var. Smoky Quartz on Albite and Microcline from Moat Mountain, west of North Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire

 
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz on Albite and Microcline from Moat Mountain, west of North Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz on Albite and Microcline from Moat Mountain, west of North Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz on Albite and Microcline from Moat Mountain, west of North Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz on Albite and Microcline from Moat Mountain, west of North Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz on Albite and Microcline from Moat Mountain, west of North Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz on Albite and Microcline from Moat Mountain, west of North Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire

DESCRIPTION:No. 80614
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky Quartz on Albite and Microcline
Locality:Moat Mountain, west of North Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire
Description:Lustrous transparent smoky quartz crystals, with distinct {7181} faces on adjacent corners and suture patterns on the prism faces, indicative of twinning following the Dauphiné Law of quartz twinning, on white albite and bluish microcline. Repaired. Ex. Miller #M1801; acquired from Don Olson; from Ernie Schlichter (1929 -2007) private collection
Overall Size:11x10.5x8.5 cm
Crystals:5-70 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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