Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz)
Silent Grove lode, Silent Grove, Clive Co., New South Wales, Australia
23.2 x 7.0 x 3.8 cm. A 600-gram smoky quartz crystal of substantial size for this classic locale, from a famous find of the mid-1990s. Gem smoky quartzes of this elongated, tapered style can be found at other locations, but what made this find special was not just the root-beer color and great gumminess, or the elegant tapering form – those ...
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