Smoky quartz with hyalite Peridotite some featuring a faint version

some featuring a faint version of the color-zoned 'sandwich' habit common to this region (where the main faces are slightly lighter in color like a slice of bread on each side of a darker center)

but this creates an interesting effect

which give it a slightly olive-gray tint

Approx weight: 202g

Some specimens are speckled with small black inclusions

Smoky quartz with hyalite Peridotite some featuring a faint versionLocale: Erongo Mountain, Namibia Approx dimensions: 3. 75 x 2. 5 x 1. 5" Approx weight: 229g Smoky quartz from the Erongo region is typically a quite dark brown black color, with lower clarity due to natural inclusions, and a flat surface luster caused by etching. It grows sculptural elongated points like a spindle, like this tapered point. The main smoky quartz point is over three inches and attached to several partial prisms and shard like pieces.