Chalcedony on Smoky Quartz “casts” after Laumontite Marcasite The piece is doubly terminated

The piece is doubly terminated with no damage whatsoever

The piece features a very sharp

Specimen # BOL711B115

Paravauxite

and the fact that there are THREE DISTINCT TWINS together

Chalcedony on Smoky Quartz “casts” after Laumontite Marcasite The piece is doubly terminatedThis locality in the Cripple Creek District (purportedly in an old mine shaft) produced unique epimorphs or "casts" of Smoky Quartz and Chalcedony replacing Laumontite. The Smoky Quartz has a distinctive muted silvery grey color, with very little luster and a somewhat stalactite esque growth due to the way the Quartz overgrew the preexisting Laumontite. The lack of luster on the Quartz is most likely due to a micro coating of Chalcedony. The biggest