3.2" Natural, Dark Smoky Quartz Crystal Cluster - Colorado

Natural, Dark Smoky Quartz Crystal Cluster - Colorado #244510

This is a lustrous, dark smoky quartz crystal cluster. The color is natural and hasn't been enhance by heat treatment. It was mined from a private claim near Lake George in Teller County, Colorado.

It comes with an acrylic display stand.

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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SPECIES

Quartz var. Smoky

LOCATION

Lake George, Teller County, Colorado

SIZE

3.2" wide

3.2" Natural, Dark Smoky Quartz Crystal Cluster - Colorado

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