Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz), Anhydrite

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Morion quartz is an old-time European synonym for smoky quartz or black quartz. This fine old-time specimen features a very sharp and lustrous, 1.0 cm, translucent, smoky quartz crystal perched in a sliver of contrasting anhydrite from an Italian locality - Piana del Sale, Reggio Emilia Province. Ex. Richard Hauck Collection.