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Smoky Quartz with Chlorite phantoms

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Smoky quartz with chlorite phantoms, 3 cm, from the Sella Gorge area, St. Gotthard, Canton Ticino, Switzerland. Ex Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia; specimen 19844, from the collection of William H. Shaw, with a handwritten label indicating that it was collected in 1835. Jeff Glover photo.

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SpeciesSmoky quartz, Quartz, Chlorite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions3.0 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalitySwitzerland, Uri, St Gotthard pass road
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In American Northeast page 155
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Jeff Glover

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DateCollectorAcquisition price
—PhiladelphiaNot disclosed
—Academy of Natural Sciences in PhiladelphiaNot disclosed

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St Gotthard pass road
St Gotthard pass road, Switzerland — Alpine fissure locality yielding quartz, smoky quartz, and pink fluorite; prized for glassy octahedra and cleft specimens.