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smoky quartz

American  

noun

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


smoky quartz British  

noun

  1. another name for cairngorm

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of smoky quartz

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

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Rows of tables displayed a wide array of crystals, including smoky quartz, said to provide protection and survival instincts.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2023

Thirteen years ago, Noriko lost a smoky quartz earring.

From Washington Post • Jun. 27, 2022

They stayed up late talking by the fire and returned from a hike around the lake with buckets of smoky quartz.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2021

There is a bright purple yoga mat, though little space to unroll it, and a large chunk of smoky quartz, which has a nicely witchy look to it and which Whishaw sometimes clasps.

From The Guardian • Apr. 3, 2016

She was sharp as smoky quartz, with perfect teeth and eyes that cut.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

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