Specimen #1572

Name: Smoky Quartz on Microcline

Type: Mineral

Locality: Hales location, Moat Mountain, near Conway, New Hampshire, USA

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 18 x 20 x 8 cm

Weight: 2358

Acquired: 2009-08-07

Source: Arkenstone

Label: N

Comment: ex. Robert Whitmore collection, collected by John Oliver about 1949, featured in the July/August, 1990 issue of Rocks & Minerals magazine, page 288, which also features an article with pictures about Robert Whitmore and his collection. A copy of the magazine comes along with the specimen.

Minerals: Microcline (KAlSi₃O₈) Quartz (SiO₂) Smoky Quartz - brown to black

There are 4 pictures on file

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Smoky Quartz on Microcline, Hales location, Moat Mountain, near Conway, New Hampshire

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Smoky Quartz on Microcline, Hales location, Moat Mountain, near Conway, New Hampshire

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Smoky Quartz on Microcline, Hales location, Moat Mountain, near Conway, New Hampshire

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Smoky Quartz on Microcline, Hales location, Moat Mountain, near Conway, New Hampshire