Description: Smoky Quartz Aiguille du Moine, Mont-Blanc massif, France 127mm x 61mm x 53mm Large smoky quartz crystal recovered from the back of a cleft in an old crystal cave, on the south face. Though a little bashed on one face, the crystal is rather intact, with good lustre on four side faces (chlorite on the other two faces), and good lustre on the six pyramidal faces. The crystal is a very deep brown colour with good transparency, though with lots of internal flaws. Collected 1991.

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