smoky quartz

noun

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

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Also called cairngorm, Cairngorm stone.

Origin of smoky quartz

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby smoky quartz

smoko, smoky, smoky eye, smoky hill, smoky mountains, smoky quartz, smoky river, smoky topaz, smolder, smolensk, smollett
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British Dictionary definitions for smoky quartz

smoky quartz

noun

another name for cairngorm

Word Origin for smoky quartz

so named because of its colour
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