Quartz (var: Smoky) on Microcline

Quartz (var: Smoky) on MicroclineSeveral wonderful, sharp, very well formed, euhedral, DARK Smoky Quartz crystal with lustrous faces sit atop a thin plate of crystallized pink Microcline. A great representative specimen from this productive pegmatite locality in Colorado. Specimen# CO712B179

Specimen # AMBER51709

This piece features a very attractive

hence the nickname “Blood Vessel Opal”

and the Fluorites were often typically only an association species to the beautiful Aquas

This locality has produced some of the most exciting Aquamarine specimens in recent years

light green finger-shaped cast of Prehnite after Anhydrite smartly sits in the center of this miniature sized specimen

A classic “scepter” habit bicolor Tourmaline from what is the world’s most well-known locality for this specific material

but there are two additional and important aspects that make it stand out from others I've seen from this locality

but the rightmost Microcline along with the termination of the Smoky Quartz are both contacted

ex Kay Robertson collection

but rather recrystallized on the bottom making it essentially a floater crystal

Chalcopyrite) and the Calcites are not only few and far between