smoky quartz
Americannoun
noun
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
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
Khalili Collection, courtesy of Khalili Family Trust A silver-gilt charger with cabochon emeralds, sapphires and amethysts, turquoise, smoky quartz and citrine, from “Enamels of the World 1700-2000,” at the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg.
From New York Times ● Dec. 10, 2009
She was sharp as smoky quartz, with perfect teeth and eyes that cut.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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