Smoky quartz
Description: Large euhedral to anhedral smoky quartz with patches of weathered muscovite. The muscovite suggests an origin associated with the Foxdale granite. Original description says "apparently from mine waste" and label says "…from donor's garden…Ballacottier Farm, Glen Rushen".
Measurements: 12 x 9 cm
Taxonomic name: Smoky quartz
Collection: Natural History Geology Collection
ID number: 1978-0161