Quartz (var: Smoky) on Microcline bi-color these new pieces from Mexico

these new pieces from Mexico show a brilliant glowing green fluorescence under SW UV light

There are hundreds of Kunzite specimens on the market from Afghanistan

Some of my favorite insects are seen in this piece

so this it must be handled with care

but it appears that the rich color is due to a micro coating of transparent Quartz on top of the Vauxite

Quartz (var: Smoky) on Microcline bi-color these new pieces from MexicoSeveral wonderful, sharp, very well formed, euhedral, DARK Smoky Quartz crystal with lustrous faces sit atop a thin plate of crystallized pink Microcline. A great representative specimen from this productive pegmatite locality in Colorado. Specimen# CO712B179