smoky quartz

noun

1. a smoky-yellow to dark brown or black variety of quartz, used as a gem.

smoky quartz

noun

1. another name for cairngorm

Word History and Origins

Origin of smoky quartz¹

First recorded in 1830–40

Word History and Origins

Origin of smoky quartz¹

so named because of its colour

Example Sentences

All measured examples were made of local material and except for one made of smoky quartz, all were patinated.

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The hard ore is siliceous, and fine crystallized specimens occur in association with smoky quartz.

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Our own western mountains furnish considerable yellow and smoky quartz fit for cutting.

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The "Spanish topaz" is sometimes the result of heating smoky quartz from Cordova province in Spain.

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We lay on the turf covering a ledge of smoky quartz thrust like a wedge into the marsh.

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