Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz)

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A terrific smoky specimen from right outside of Fresno, California - so take note all you Cali collectors! It is actually a lot better in person than the pic shows. What you have is a very large compound crystal (flat contact where it met the pocket wall on the back) with complete, multiple terminations on either end! To one side is attached a cluster of smaller crystals, also with complex compound structure. The large compound crystal has a fine luster that does not come through in the photos - it is not dull or coated! You just do not see many smokies of this caliber on the market from this area - it looks (in its size and complexity at least) more like something from Brazil or Pakistan.