Smokey Quartz - Specimen quartz on skutterudite Its bold color

Its bold color

The quarter shown in the photos helps show the sphere’s larger display size

At lower loupe magnifications

The specimen has an irregular

dark mineral inclusions—appearing as peppered black specks—along with iron-stained patches in warm ochre tones

Smokey Quartz - Specimen quartz on skutterudite Its bold colorMined from: Baia Mare mining district, Maramures County, Romania Description: This one of a kind Smokey Quartz specimen from Romania features a dense, sculptural cluster of smoky brown Quartz crystals with scattered brassy Pyrite accents. The specimen has a dramatic, mound like form, with dozens of intergrown prismatic points rising from the matrix in varied sizes. Many of the crystals show natural smoky translucency, earthy gray brown zoning, and