Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz)

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A 600-gram Smoky Quartz crystal of substantial size for this classic locale, from a famous find of the mid-1990s. Gem smoky quartzes of this elongated, tapered style can be found at other locations, but what made this find special was not just the root-beer color and great gumminess, or the elegant tapering form; those sharp chevron-like phantoms are really just mesmerizing, and not seen in other smoky quartzes. This piece is huge and is complete literally all-around except for a faint, tiny ding in the back of the tip and a truly trivial bit of edge wear. Ex. Bob Nowakowski Collection.