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Smoky Quartz

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Smoky Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Zinggenstöcke, Oberaar Lake, Grimsel, Hasli Valley, Bern, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 4.5 × 3.2 cm
Description

The main crystal is raising up vertically – it is razor sharp terminated and water-clear without any cracks or inclusions. The color is this high valued, most appreciated dark red-brown. The luster of all faces (also from all smaller, less prominent crystals) is over the roof, not just lustrous – it is brilliance! The contrast to snowy white matrix makes this piece to pure eye-candy. A further important indicator ist the habit: the main crystal shows the „Dauphine Habitus“ and when you look careful – at the bottom where it collide to matrix it is even double terminated. It is always the detail: you can get a crystal with regular habit, maybe a little less lustrous, maybe less aesthetic for 50% less expensive – that´s for the crowd; if a collector likes something really special on highest level – then more something like this

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Smoky Quartz

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Quartz

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