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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | smokey quartz; cairngorm; Cairngorm stone; Rauchquarz (Deut.); quartz | + | smokey quartz; cairngorm; Cairngorm stone; Rauchquarz (Deut.); quartz fumé (Fr.); quartzo fumado (Port.); rookkwarts (Ned.) |
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== Additional Information == | == Additional Information == | ||
| − | Mineralogy Database: [http://www.webmineral.com/data/Quartz.shtml Quartz] Jack Odgen, ''Jewellery of the Ancient World'', Rizzoli International Publications Inc., New York City, 1982. | + | º Mineralogy Database: [http://www.webmineral.com/data/Quartz.shtml Quartz]º Jack Odgen, ''Jewellery of the Ancient World'', Rizzoli International Publications Inc., New York City, 1982. |
== Comparisons == | == Comparisons == | ||
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== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * Jack Odgen, ''Jewellery of the Ancient World'', Rizzoli International Publications Inc., New York City, 1982 |
| − | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "smoky quartz." | + | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "smoky quartz." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2005. Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service 21 Jan. 2005 . |
| − | * | + | * C.W.Chesterman, K.E.Lowe, ''Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals'', Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1979 |
* Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoky_quartz (Accessed Sept. 14, 2005) | * Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoky_quartz (Accessed Sept. 14, 2005) | ||
| − | * | + | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 |
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Description
A transparent dark gray or brown quartz, also called cairngorm. Smoky quartz is found in Switzerland, Scotland (Mt. Cairngorm), Russia, Iran, Brazil, Sri Lanka and the U.S.(Colorado, California). It is sometimes used as a gemstone. Most early uses of the stone date from Hellenistic times or later; one earlier example was found in Iran c 3250 BCE (Odgen 1982).
Synonyms and Related Terms
smokey quartz; cairngorm; Cairngorm stone; Rauchquarz (Deut.); quartz fumé (Fr.); quartzo fumado (Port.); rookkwarts (Ned.)
Other Properties
Trigonal crystal system. Low birefringence. Low thermal expansion.
Fracture = conchoidal. Luster = vitreous to greasy. Streak = white.
Heat-treatment can bleach the stone and may turn it yellow.
| Composition | SiO2 |
|---|---|
| Mohs Hardness | 7.0 |
| Density | 2.65 |
| Refractive Index | 1.55 |
Additional Information
º Mineralogy Database: Quartzº Jack Odgen, Jewellery of the Ancient World, Rizzoli International Publications Inc., New York City, 1982.
Comparisons
Properties of Common Gemstones
Authority
- Jack Odgen, Jewellery of the Ancient World, Rizzoli International Publications Inc., New York City, 1982
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "smoky quartz." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2005. Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service 21 Jan. 2005 .
- C.W.Chesterman, K.E.Lowe, Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1979
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoky_quartz (Accessed Sept. 14, 2005)
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997