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Smoky Quartz & Orthoclase

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Smoky Quartz & Orthoclase

Ex Klaus Petitjean collection
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Description
Locality: 
Wurmberg Quarry, Braunlage, Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10 × 7.5 × 4.3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.50cm
Description

A nowadays hard to find specimen from the classic Wurmberg Quarry near Braunlage in the Harz Mts. The specimen has a rich coverage of smoky quartz crystals, up to 1.5 cm, and yellowish white orthoclase crystals. Collected in 1965. Ex Klaus Petitjean collection.

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

Orthoclase

Formula: 
KAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.30
Hardness: 
6.0
Streak: 
White
Cartils Minerals

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