Amazonite with Smoky Quartz

Item Description

The recent finds of amazonite and smoky quartz from the Smoky Hawk claim of Teller County are among the finest this historic district has produced. This fine CABINET specimen is an excellent and aesthetic example with top color as you can see. The lustrous, sharp, crystals reach 5.5 cm and have rich, turquoise-blue color. A couple of small smoky quartz crystals, tucked into clefts, are nice accents. The one clean repair is of a cracked tip that happened in situ, and not during collecting by Adam Sotomayor, a well known local collector. The repair is obviously noticeable but it is at a site of natrual, not man-made breaking and so I can acept it at a price as part of how these thigns form in nature. And, if not for the repair there, ti would be a several thousand $$$ rock, anyhow, so now it is affordable and still displays well. This piece has many displayable views, as you can see. Valued at $750.