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Smoky Quartz & Orthoclase

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FRN105611

Smoky Quartz & Orthoclase

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Description
Locality: 
Wulian County, Rizhao, Shandong Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11.8 × 7.7 × 7.3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
5.70cm
Description

This specimen features three sharp, highly lustrous, prismatic smoky quartz crystals which are aesthetically flaring out of a pale pink orthoclase matrix and is associated with several attractive, sparkling, red color trapezohedra of spessartine.

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
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