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Smoky Quartz

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BMM1081246

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Description
Locality: 
Gredetsch Valley, Brig, Valais, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 5.4 × 4.7 cm
Description

This specimen shows exceptional aesthetics: dark smoky quartz - mostly doubly terminated - on matrix! Very good contrast due to the bright matrix! This piece comes from an old collection and was acquired in 1958. The old collection label is included.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Smoky Quartz

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Formula: 
SiO2
Hardness: 
0.0