Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz)

Specimen ID: FCD-H57

Mineral(s)
Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz) : SiO2
Locality
As recorded:
Pala Chief Mine, Chief Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
Mindat locality:
Dimensions
13.3cm x 5.6cm x 4.5cm
Events

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13.3 x 5.6 x 4.5 cm. A very rare, large smoky quartz crystal from the Pala Chief Mine of California. This complete-all-around cabinet-sized crystal is water-clear, but the pristine termination faces and some of the sides are lightly frosted. Two faces reveal a striking, interior phantom above the contacted base. This piece was collected in the 1960s and was in the Ed Swoboda Collection.
Robert Lavinsky - 2nd June 2009
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