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Smoky Quartz & Pyrite

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Smoky Quartz & Pyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Akchatau Mine, Akchatau, Shet, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.2 × 6 × 4.6 cm
Description

A well formed group of sharp terminated, dark brown, lustrous smoky quartz crystals attarctively set on matrix. Numerous sparkling, golden pyrite crystals are scattered all over and help to give a lot of contrast to this attractive group.

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

Pyrite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5