Smokey Quartz - Specimen mark unworked fossilized shell section preserved

unworked fossilized shell section preserved in a pale tan to beige sedimentary matrix

In southern Alberta

with areas of exposed opal displaying a waxy to slightly glassy luster

Rather than being a polished or reconstructed piece

Smokey Quartz - Specimen mark unworked fossilized shell section preservedMined from: Baia Mare mining district, Maramures County, Romania Description: This one of a kind Smokey Quartz specimen from Romania features a broad, dense bed of smoky brown Quartz crystals rising from a natural matrix. The specimen is covered in tightly clustered prismatic points, with several larger crystals standing above the smaller surrounding growth. The crystals range from translucent brown to deep smoky gray, with some lighter golden brown