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Smoky Quartz & Adularia

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Smoky Quartz & Adularia

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Description
Locality: 
Ankogel Group, Hohe Tauern, Carinthia, Austria
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.8 × 4.4 × 3.3 cm
Description

The specimen is developed as floater, at the base several of sharp terminated, glossy adularia crystals are inter-grown to smoky quartz. The main crystal is very glossy and sharp terminated and full of inclusions, which makes it look so vibrant – this effect is nearly impossible to photograph and so I have to note that it is much better in person.

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

Adularia

Formula: 
KAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
6 Ortho - clase