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Smoky Quartz + Albite + Muscovite Mica Ben a’ Bhuird, Cairngorm Mountains, Grampian Region, Scotland, UK 10cm x 9cm x 7cm Specimen of euhedral smoky quartz crystal 6cm tall on chunky white albite (feldspar), with a little muscovite? mica. The smoky quartz is coated with a second generation of quartz, giving it a rough and more opaque appearance. This unfortunately is typical of many smoky quartzes from the Cairngorms, though they are more gemmy inside. Found 2003 from some old diggings on the north side of this mountain. (Author: Mike Wood)

Smoky Quartz + Albite + Muscovite Mica
Ben a’ Bhuird, Cairngorm Mountains, Grampian Region, Scotland, UK
10cm x 9cm x 7cm
Specimen of euhedral smoky quartz crystal 6cm tall on chunky white albite (feldspar), with a little muscovite? mica. The smoky quartz is coated with a second generation of quartz, giving it a rough and more opaque appearance. This unfortunately is typical of many smoky quartzes from the Cairngorms, though they are more gemmy inside. Found 2003 from some old diggings on the north side of this mountain. (Author: Mike Wood)

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