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Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz)

Locality: Pala Chief Mine (Chief mine; MS 6452; Salmons mine), Chief Mountain, Pala, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA

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.

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