Smoky quartz

  
Smoky quartz with elbaite
Origin: Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ex Marvin Pearce collection
Sample size: 8.5 x 5 x 11 cm
 
  
Smoky quartz with several dark bluish-black doubly terminated anatase crystals to 7 mm in length studded upon the quartz crystals
Origin: Hardangervidda, Ullensvang, Norway
Ex Marvin Pearce collection
Sample size: 6.5 x 3.5 x 12.5 cm
 
  
Origin: Smoky Bear Claim, Lincoln Co., New Mexico, U.S.A.
Ex. Marvin Pearce coll.
Sample size: 14.5 x 10 x 5 cm
 
  
Origin: Habach Valley, Hohe Tauern Mts., Salzburg, Austria
ex Marvin Pearce collection
Sample size: 2.4 x 1.8 x 6.8 cm
 
  
Smoky quartz with amazonite
Origin: Crystal Creek, Lake George, Park Co., Colorado, U.S.A.
Ex Marvin Pearce collection, ex Glacier Peak specimen
Sample size: 6.5 x 5 x 6.5 cm
 
  
Smoky quartz with spessartine
Origin: Little Three mine, Ramona, district, San Diego Co., California, U.S.A.
Ex Marvin Pearce collection
Sample size: 4.3 x 3.5 x 2.7 cm
 
Three fine loose single terminated sceptered quartz crystals. The "heads" of each are slightly "smoky amethystine" in color, with colorless "stems".
Origin: Fat Jack Mine, Lane Mountain, Crown King, Pine Grove District, Bradshaw Mts (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA
Sample size: largest 29 mm in length

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

  
Smoky quartz with microcline
Origin: Crystal Park, El Paso Co., Colorado, U.S.A.
Sample size: 9.3 x 8.8 x 3.5 cm
 
  
Smoky quartz with pyrite inclusion
Origin: St. Gothard, Switzerland
Sample size: 7.5 x 4 x 3.2 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

  
Smoky quartz with fluorite
Origin: Goschener Alp, Uri, Switzerland
Sample size: 5.3 x 3.6 x 3 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

 

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