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Calcite & Smoky Quartz

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Calcite & Smoky Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Große Fleiß Valley, Heiligenblut am Großglockner, Spittal an der Drau, Carinthia, Austria
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 2.4 × 2.1 cm
Description

The smoky quartz shows dark brown color, it is water-clear without any internal cracks and formed a crazy assemble. On it you can see two sharp developed caclcites. The first one is colorless and more dull, the second one in the front consists of  uncountable tiny steps which are all highly lustrous. A really uncommon and very fine specimen from this rare alpine locality. No significant damages to report.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

Smoky Quartz

Variety Of: 

Quartz

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