Specifications
Beschreibung
Locality: Madagascar
Approximate size: 22 cm (8.5 in) diameter
This one-of-a-kind smoky quartz sphere from Madagascar is a large, deeply polished ball of dark chocolate-brown quartz, almost black in places, run through with silvery-white veils, feathery fractures and glassy windows that open up as the light moves across it. Turning it slowly is half the pleasure: some faces look solid and smoky, while others glow from within with pale golden and white flashes. It makes a commanding display piece. The black stand shown in the photos is for display only and is not included.
Smoky quartz is ordinary quartz that has been darkened by natural radiation from the surrounding rock acting on traces of aluminium in the crystal over a very long time. Madagascar is famous for large, clean quartz in many colours, much of it from the pegmatites and quartz veins of the island's central highlands, and big smoky masses like this are cut and polished into spheres by hand.
At 7 on the Mohs scale, smoky quartz is tough and takes a high polish, though a sphere of this size is heavy and is best kept on a stand or soft, stable surface.
Chemical Composition: Quartz, SiO₂
Mohs Hardness: 7
Treatment: Natural/None
Quantity: 1pc
With this product, you will receive the actual piece shown in the photographs. We do our best to offer quality products and price them honestly. Please keep in mind that colours and details may appear slightly different in person due to lighting, photography, and screen settings, but we do our best to represent each piece accurately.













