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Smoky Quartz

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Smoky Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Habach Valley, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.9 × 5.2 × 5 cm
Description

A group of sharp terminated, lustrous and water-clear group of light smoky crystals from this - for smokies - uncommon loaclity in the Eastern part of the Alps. Usually Switzerland produced skomies, Austria has more rock crystals and smokies from East Alps are more the exception. The end points show a micro layer of chlorite, which helps to give a lot of contrast and a more tri-dimensional visual impact to the piece. No significant damages to report.

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