Quartz

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The famous quartz crystals from Denny Mountain, Washington are highly desirable, difficult to obtain, and very dangerous to collect. Several people have lost their lives collecting there, over the years. This striking, strongly tapering crystal is aptly called a "dagger" quartz crystal for its shape. The sharp, transparent termination is smoky quartz and it includes an interesting phantom. The glassy shaft or "blade" is glassy, milky quartz with a smoky quartz edge stripe and all sides have very distinctive skeletal and stepped-growth features. Ex. Richard Hauck Collection.