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Beautiful, 5" Smoky Quartz Crystal Cluster - Brazil
This is a beautiful, cluster of natural smoky quartz crystals from Minas Gerais, Brazil. The crystals are more cloudy at the base, getting darker near the tips. The color is natural and the crystals have not been heated, treated or polished. Most of the crystals have nice terminations with only some minor chipping.
Smoky quartz is a grey-brown to black variety of quartz. This common name is derived from the appearance of smoke within the quartz crystal. Depending on the location and the chemicals present during formation, smoky quartz can appear opaque black, but it is typically translucent to some extent. It is believed that the quartz gains this color from a combination of natural irradiation and aluminum impurities.
SPECIES
Quartz var Smoky
LOCATION
Minas Gerais, Brazil
SIZE
Cluster base 5 x 4.8", Longest Point 1.2"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#79930