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smoky quartz

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

First recorded in 1830–40
Also called cairngorm, Cairngorm stone.
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British Dictionary definitions for smoky quartz

smoky quartz

noun
  1. another name for cairngorm
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Word Origin

so named because of its colour
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