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Morion — specimen 0136, photo © NMNHS
Morion — specimen 0136, photo © NMNHS

Morion — specimen 0136

Origin

South America
Brazil
Morion — specimen 0136, locality map
Data

Weight: 28.98 ct; size: 38.73 | 14.17 | 7.77 mm; shape: pear; colour: black; clarity: eye clean; cut: fair; treatment: none.
Notes

Big, very clean specimen; cabochon style cut.

Other specimens
Morion — specimen 0135

More information from ‘Classification’

Morion

A name, popular in Bulgaria, for the black variety of smoky quartz.


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