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Smoky Quartz On Microcline

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TBM1111994

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Description
Locality: 
Mount Sinai, South Sinai, Egypt
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
13 × 8 × 6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
13.00cm
Weight: 
423.00gr
Description

Exceptional cluster of intertwined smoky Quartz crystals up to 130 mm with Microcline crystals; the entire cluster of Quartz crystals is biterminated

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

Microcline

Formula: 
KAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.30
Crystal System: 
Triclinic - Pinacoidal
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway