2.6" Glassy Smoky Quartz on Microcline - Lake George, Colorado

Glassy Smoky Quartz on Microcline - Lake George, Colorado #259951

This is a beautiful cluster of several lustrous smoky quartz crystals on pale pink microcline. It was mined from a private claim near Lake George in Teller County, Colorado. It has been cut flat on one side for stable presentation.

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.

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