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Smoky Quartz Var Gwindel With Chlorite

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Smoky Quartz Var Gwindel With Chlorite

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Description
Locality: 
Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.5 × 4 × 3.2 cm
Weight: 
159.00gr
Description

This is a smoky quartz (gwindel) crystal with covered some chlorite from French Alps, Mont Blanc. This is a classic twisted quartz (known as a "gwindel") from the classic alpine locality. Very aesthetic specimen, lustrous, sharp colored. good color.  perfect translucent crystal with typical smoky color. Some nicks and tips but still very nice specimen.

B6-8

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

Gwindel

Variety Of: 

Quartz

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

Chlorite

Synonym Of: 

Chlorite Group

Group Parent: 
Chlorite
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2 - 2.5
Colour: 
Green, Grey, Brown
Streak: 
colourless
Piatek Minerals

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