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Smoky Quartz & Microcline

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Smoky Quartz & Microcline

José Luis Otero's collection

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Description
Locality: 
Papachacra Mountains, Papachacra, Belén Department, Catamarca Province, Argentina
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 4.4 × 4.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.20cm
Description

Smoky quartz on microcline from Papachacra, Catamarca, Argentina.

José Luis Otero’s collection (serial number 122).

Peripheral damages and any tips.

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

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