3.2" Polished Smoky Quartz Sphere - Madagascar

This is a 3.2" wide, polished smoky quartz sphere from Madagascar. This sphere has been polished into a perfect round sphere from a larger chunk of quartz. The specimen weighs 1.6 lbs and comes with the pictured display stand.

Smoky quartz is a grey-brown to black variety of quartz. This common name is derived from the appearance of smoke within the quartz crystal. Depending on the location and the chemicals present during formation, smoky quartz can appear opaque black, but it is typically translucent to some extent. It is believed that the quartz gains this color from a combination of natural irradiation and aluminum impurities.
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Quartz var. Smoky
LOCATION
Madagascar
SIZE
3.2" wide
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#104276