Smoky quartz crystals in parallel growth. Translucent, with a uniform smoky tone, they alternate glossy and matt faces. The quartz crystals from this quarry are a classic of Catalan mineralogy. Currently works are abandoned and it is difficult to find new specimens.

Smoky quartz crystal on a microcline matrix. Translucent, with a uniform smoky tone, it alternates brilliant and matte faces. The quartz crystals from this quarry are a classic of Catalan mineralogy. Currently works are abandoned and it is difficult to find new specimens.

Microcline crystals in parallel growth. They show faces of the Baveno twin. The microcline crystals from this quarry are a classic of Catalan mineralogy. Currently works are abandoned and it is difficult to find new specimens.

Microcline crystal with muscovite inclusions. It presents faces of the Baveno twin. The microcline crystals from this quarry are a classic of Catalan mineralogy. Currently works are abandoned and it is difficult to find new specimens.

Smoky quartz crystals with parallel growths. Smoky tone is good. The quartz crystals from this quarry are a classic of Catalan mineralogy. Currently quarry is abandoned and it is difficult to find new specimens.

Floater crystals of smoky quartz with parallel growths. The quartz crystals from this quarry are a classic of Spanish mineralogy. Currently the quarries are abandoned and it is difficult to find new specimens.

This sample is one of the first amethyst quartz specimens were found in the Les Mallorquines area, near of the well known quartz crystals area of Sils and Massabé quarry. They come from outcrops and not of any mining works. The crystal is a floater and is partially recrystallized. It shows well developed rhombohedral terminal faces and, as usual, some bright faces and other dull. Good transparence. A historical specimen from this area found in the middle 80's.