Quartz (variety smoky)

Specimen ID: R4X-GQC

Title
Quartz (variety smoky)
Locality
As recorded:
Les Mallorquines, Sils, Comarca La Selva, Girona / Gerona, Catalonia  Spain
Dimensions
80mm x 25mm x 19mm
Description
Group of very transparent smoky Quartz crystals on matrix, one of them clearly dominant and partially doubly terminated, with a group of smaller crystals, some of which are also doubly terminated, from the historic Montseny locality where the first finds of amethyst and quality smoky Quartz were made before the recent finds. The Daunis collection was, in the 70s-80s, a reference for local field collectors in the Barcelona area. Les Mallorquines, Sils, Comarca La Selva, Girona / Gerona, Catalonia  Spain Specimen size: 8 × 2.5 × 1.9 cm = 3.15” × 0.98” × 0.75” Main crystal size: 6 × 2.1 cm = 2.36” × 0.83”
Previous data
Mineral(s)
QuartzNone listed
Name withheld

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Group of very transparent smoky Quartz crystals on matrix, one of them clearly dominant and partially doubly terminated, with a group of smaller crystals, some of which are also doubly terminated, from the historic Montseny locality where the first finds of amethyst and quality smoky Quartz were made before the recent finds. The Daunis collection was, in the 70s-80s, a reference for local field collectors in the Barcelona area. Les Mallorquines, Sils, Comarca La Selva, Girona / Gerona, Catalonia, Spain Specimen size: 8 × 2.5 × 1.9 cm = 3.15” × 0.98” × 0.75” Main crystal size: 6 × 2.1 cm = 2.36” × 0.83” Reference: DX66AL3
Jordi Fabre - 26th December 2021

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Group of very transparent smoky Quartz crystals on matrix, one of them clearly dominant and partially doubly terminated, with a group of smaller crystals, some of which are also doubly terminated, from the historic Montseny locality where the first finds of amethyst and quality smoky Quartz were made before the recent finds. The Daunis collection was, in the 70s-80s, a reference for local field collectors in the Barcelona area. Les Mallorquines, Sils, Comarca La Selva, Girona / Gerona, Catalonia, Spain Specimen size: 8 × 2.5 × 1.9 cm = 3.15” × 0.98” × 0.75” Main crystal size: 6 × 2.1 cm = 2.36” × 0.83” Reference: DX66AL3
Jordi Fabre - 24th January 2023
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