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Smoky Quartz & Tourmaline

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Smoky Quartz & Tourmaline

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Description
Locality: 
Roß Alp, Reinitzgraben, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.4 × 0.8 × 0.7 cm
Largest Crystal: 
5.40cm
Description

Very rare material from a location that is well known for its fantastic quality. Very dark colour ("morion") with some tourmaline (zchörl) grown over.

Extremly glossy and perfect quality. Very hard to obtain - collecting there is forbidden.

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

Tourmaline

Formula: 
A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7