smoky quartz

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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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How to use smoky quartz in a sentence

All measured examples were made of local material and except for one made of smoky quartz, all were patinated.
Handbook of Alabama Archaeology: Part I Point Types|James W. Cambron
The hard ore is siliceous, and fine crystallized specimens occur in association with smoky quartz.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7|Various
Our own western mountains furnish considerable yellow and smoky quartz fit for cutting.
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public|Frank Bertram Wade
The "Spanish topaz" is sometimes the result of heating smoky quartz from Cordova province in Spain.
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public|Frank Bertram Wade

We lay on the turf covering a ledge of smoky quartz thrust like a wedge into the marsh.
Everyday Adventures|Samuel Scoville

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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