Description
SMOKY QUARTZ CUT
This is the faceted smoky quartz cut in the emerald shape. Dimensions: 0.7 x 0.4 x 0.3″ (1.7 x 0.9 x 0.8cm). Weight – 8.5ct (1.7 grams). Origin: Russia, Transbaikalia.
Some information about smoky quartz:
Smoky quartz is a grey, translucent variety of quartz that ranges in clarity from almost complete transparency to an almost-opaque brownish-gray or black crystal. Like other quartz gems, it is a silicon dioxide crystal. The smoky colour results from free silicon formed from the silicon dioxide by natural irradiation.
A very dark brown to black opaque variety known as morion. Morion is the German, Danish, Spanish and Polish synonym for this mineral. Cairngorm a variety crystal found in the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland. It usually has a smoky yellow-brown colour, though some specimens are greyish-brown.
Smoky quartz is common and was not historically important, but in recent times it has become a popular gemstone, especially for jewellery. Sunglasses, in the form of flat panes of smoky quartz, used in China in the 12th century (More information about smoky quartz).
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