Smoky quartz

        

Origin: Teller Peak, Colorado, U.S.A.

Sample size: 7.7 x 7.4 x 5.7 cm

 

        

Dauphine-twinned quartz crystal. This transparent, multiply-faced quartz crystal was mined from the San Pedro Mine of San Diego County in 1961 and is illustrated as Figure 44 on Page 103 of Sinkankas" 1964 benchmark book, "Mineralogy for Amateurs". One side is coated with a thin layer of white cookeite that reflects the camera''s light back at us and makes it look more cloudy than it is.

Origin: San Pedro Mine, Hiriart Mt., San Diego Co., California, U.S.A.

Ex. John Sinkankas collection

Sample size: 17.5 x 8.2 x 7.6 cm

 

     

Spessartine on smoky quartz

 

     

Spessartine on smoky quartz

Origin: Tongbei, Fujian Province., China

Sample size: 6.3 x 3.6 x 2.9 cm (top), 6.3 x 4.1 x 3.6 cm (2nd row), 3.9 x 1.2 x 1.0 cm (bottom)

 

     

Slightly smoky quartz scepter

Origin: Galilea, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Sample size: 6.7 x 3.1 x 3.0 cm

 

           

Smoky quartz with amazonite and albite (cleavelandite)

Origin: R. A. Kosnar claim on Yucca Hill, Steven''s Ranch, near Lake George, Park County, Colorado, U.S.A.

Ex. Richard Kosnar collection

Sample size: 4.8 x 4.3 x 3.1 cm

 

     

Origin: Anderson Gully, Mooralla, Victoria, Australia

Ex. Marty Lewadny collection

Sample size: 7.7 x 6.8 x 3.8 cm

 

     

Smoky quartz gwindel

Origin: Goschenen Valley, Canton Uri, Switzerland
Ex. Ed David collection

Sample size: 7.0 x 6.3 x 2.3 cm

 

           

Smoky quartz with gwindel on the side

Origin: Feldschijen Glacier, Goscheneralp, Goschenen Valley, Canton Uri, Switzerland

Sample size: 41.3 x 14.0 x 13.2 cm

 

     

Origin: Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil (1989)
Ex. Francis and Pat Benjamin collection

Sample size: 28.6 x 21.9 x 12.5 cm

 

     

Smoky quartz with minor albite and mica

Origin: Taquaral, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Sample size: 25.6 x 14.0 x 12.2 cm

 

        

 

     

Smoky quartz with beryl variety aquamarine

Origin: Erongo Mountains, Namibia

Ex. Charlie Key collection

Sample size: 7.0 x 4.2 x 3.9 cm (top), 6.25 x 4.9 x 3.0 cm (bottom)

 

        

Smoky quartz with tourmaline on lepidolite and albite

Origin: Paprok,Kunar Province, Afghanistan

Sample size: 17.6 x 10.8 x 8.1 cm

 

  

Smoky quartz with hematite

Origin: Frizington, Cumberland, England

Ex. Dick Jones collection

Sample size: 4.0 x 3.2 x 2.7 cm

 

        

Origin: Albany, New Hampshire, U.S.A.

Ex. Gene Meieran collection

Sample size: 8.7 x 5.2 x 5.1 cm

 

        

Origin: Lake George, Park Co., Colorado, U.S.A.

Ex. Gene Meieran collection

Sample size: 14.1 x 3.9 x 2.9 cm

 

        

Smoky quartz on feldspar

Origin: Tongbei Area, Yunxiao County, Fujian Province, China

Sample size: 10.1 x 6.4 x 6.1 cm

 

              

Smoky quartz with gwindel

Origin: Giuv Valley, Tavetsch, Grisons, Switzerland

Ex. Wein collection

Sample size: 13.0 x 11.5 x 10.0 cm

 

        

Origin: Minas Gerais, Brazil

Sample size: 9.6 x 6.7 x 5.1 cm

 

        

Origin: Val Cavendiras, Dissentis, Graubunden, Switzerland

Ex. Wein collection

Sample size: 25.7 x 18.5 x 8.1 cm

 

        

Origin: Magnet Cove, Arkansas, U.S.A.

Ex. Rebecca Stewart collection

Sample size: 12.9 x 10.4 x 5.9 cm

 

     

Smoky quartz Japan-law twin

Origin: El Capitan Mts., Lincoln Co., New Mexico

Ex. Sam Nasser collection

Sample size: 2.2 x 1.8 x 1.2 cm

 

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The Arkenstone

 

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Origin: Upper Montclair, New Jersey, United States

Ex. DeVito collection

Sample size: 7.5 x 6 x 3 cm

 

     

 

     

Smoky quartz with microcline

           

Smoky quartz with microcline, albite and schorl

     

Smoky quartz with microcline, muscovite and albite

Origin: Papachacra, Belen Dept., Catamarca, Argentina

Sample size: 4.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm (top), 8 x 7 x 4 cm (2nd row), 8.5 x 7 x 4 cm (3rd row), 7 x 3 x 4 cm (bottom)

 

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