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SMOKY QUARTZ
Smoky quartz is a variety of QUARTZ. The brown, black or smoky gray color is due to exposure to radiation - either natural or artificial.

Smoky quartz is used as an inexpensive gemstone, and is a popular material for carved objects such as spheres, figurines, pyramids, etc.

Chemistry: Silicon dioxide (SiO2) ♦ Class: Quartz ♦ Moh's hardness: 7 ♦
Crystal system: Trigonal, hexagonal prisms ♦ Color: Brown to black, smoky gray ♦ Transparency: Transparent ♦ Cleavage: None ♦ Fracture: Conchoidal, very brittle ♦ Localities: USA, Brazil, Madagascar, Russia, Scotland, Switzerland, Ukraine

Image of SMOKY QUARTZ PYRAMIDS, POL 783

Smoky Quartz Pyramids,
Set of 4
$13.25
POL 783

 

Image of Smoky Quartz, Elestial, MIN 358

Smoky Quartz, Elestial,
$42.00
MIN 358

Image of Smoky Quartz Point, POL 371

Smoky Quartz Point,
$23.00
POL 371

 

Image of Smoky Quartz Point, POL 372

Smoky Quartz Point,
$15.00
POL 372

Image of SMOKY QUARTZ, POL 699

Smoky Quartz Sphere,
$31.00
POL 699

Image of SMOKY QUARTZ Bracelet, JWL 429

SMOKY QUARTZ Bracelet,
$8.50
JWL 429
Image of SMOKY QUARTZ CLUSTER, MIN 955
 Smoky Quartz Cluster
$9.00
MIN 955
 Image of SMOKY QUARTZ CLUSTER, MIN 957

Smoky Quartz Cluster
$25.00
MIN 957
Image of SMOKY QUARTZ CLUSTER, MIN 958

Smoky Quartz Cluster
$8.50
MIN 958

 Image of SMOKY QUARTZ CLUSTER, MIN 959

Smoky Quartz Cluster
$18.50
MIN 959
Image of SMOKY QUARTZ CLUSTER, MIN 960

Smoky Quartz Cluster
$15.00
MIN 960

 Image of SMOKY QUARTZ CLUSTER, MIN 961

Smoky Quartz Cluster
$5.00
MIN 961
Image of SMOKY QUARTZ SKULL, CRV 1021

Smoky Quartz Skull
$18.00
CRV 1021

 
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