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Smoky Quartz & Microcline

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Smoky Quartz & Microcline

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Description
Locality: 
Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Museum (18cm plus)
Size: 
19.7 × 13.4 × 9 cm
Description

This fine specimen features several intense brown and partly gemmy crystals of Smoky Quartz, contrastful associated with multifaced, cremewhite crystals of Microcline. The well defined Smoky Quartz is highly lustrous, sharp edged and mostly excellent terminated. Considering the size of the specimen, the small dings can be neglected.

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

Microcline

Formula: 
KAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.30
Crystal System: 
Triclinic - Pinacoidal
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway
Wendel Minerals

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