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Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Tessin Habit) from Finally Found It Pocket, Bald Mountain, West Ossipee, Carroll County, New Hampshire

 
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Tessin Habit) from Finally Found It Pocket, Bald Mountain, West Ossipee, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Tessin Habit) from Finally Found It Pocket, Bald Mountain, West Ossipee, Carroll County, New Hampshire

DESCRIPTION:No. 90159
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky Quartz (Tessin Habit)
Locality:Finally Found It Pocket, Bald Mountain, West Ossipee, Carroll County, New Hampshire
Description:Lustrous Tessin-habit smoky quartz crystal with no attached matrix. Tessin-habit quartz crystals are tapered form, resembling scalenohedra, resulting from repeatedly alternating termination and prism faces forming stepped, tapered crystals. Rare. Ex Jon Herndon collection #82338, collected in 2010
Overall Size:29x13x12 mm
Crystals:29 mm
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