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Morganite & Smoky Quartz

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Morganite & Smoky Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Chapa Dara District, Kunar Province, Afghanistan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.1 × 5.1 × 5.8 cm
Description

A very impressive combination of an intense pink Morganite set on light grey, boned Smoky Quartz. The lower part is not broken, only contacted and developed in tiny sharp steps. All faces are highly lustrous and along the edges it is framed with a thin snowy white layer – the same layer also covers a part of the quartz. The specimen looks very sculptural and aesthetic. No significant damages to report - the lower base is NOT damaged, it consists of tiny stepped faces!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Morganite

Variety Of: 

Beryl

Formula: 
Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Strunz: 
9.CJ.05
Hardness: 
7.5 - 8.0
Hardness: 
0.0

Smoky Quartz

Variety Of: 

Quartz

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