Museum Collection
This specimen is part of the museum collection catalog.
Not for Sale.
Quartz var. Smoky
Blue Star Claims, Mt Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
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| Classification |
Mineral |
| Tags |
No special tags. |
| Origin Location |
Blue Star Claims, Mt Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA |
| Description |
A dark bodied translucent smoky quartz with a slightly clearer top section showing some natural etching on one crystal face. Lovely vitreous luster. Slight damage to one vertex of the main tip, but displays nicely on the flat (not cut) bottom. Hand dug by Justin Hutto, cat member of Mt Antero Treasures, with a signed (initialed) collector card. A fine specimen of smoky from this famous and popular Colorado locality. |
| Luster |
Vitreous |
| Luster (Groundmass) |
Not noted, see photo. |
| Optical Phenomena |
Not noted, see photo. |
| Mineral Group / Note |
Tectosilicate |
| Handling |
No special handling is required. |
| Modifications |
No modifications. |
| Size Group |
Miniature |
| Weight |
Not weighed precisely yet, please inquire. |
| Dimensions |
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| Quantity |
1 Specimen |
| Mineral List |
Quartz: SiO2
silicon dioxide *
* Formula chemical names are auto-generated - may be incorrect on complex formulas.
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Specimen Analysis |
Color Table
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Quartz var. Smoky Sphalerite Quartz var. Beach Agate Chalcedony Quartz var. Smoky Descloizite |
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