Smoky Quartz (Alligator Quartz)

Item Description

This large quartz crystal is so spectacular in person you just will not believe it. It is a flat, tabular, two-sided crystal, with both display faces having this impossibly geometric, stepped series of plateaus, making the crystal look more like a work of cut glass than a natural phenomenon! These smoky quartzes have the striking "alligator" look, where the quartz crystals look like the large plates in an alligator's hide. The transparency is terrific, and the luster is fine and glassy. There are faces all over the specimen, including the edges - the crystal really is complete! Interestingly, the termination crystals are colorless! Nearly pristine, with only modest bruising on one side and at the base. A dramatic, large cabinet, smoky quartz stalactite from a recent find in Summer of 2009 in Minas Gerais. Stunning new material and a superb and sharp piece of very high and select quality, that we picked from a large lot imported in mid-2009.