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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SMOKY QUARTZ

So named because of its colour.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SMOKY QUARTZ

smoky quartz play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SMOKY QUARTZ

noun
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Smoky quartz is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SMOKY QUARTZ MEAN IN ENGLISH?

smoky quartz

Smoky quartz

Smoky quartz is a gray, translucent variety of quartz. It ranges in clarity from almost complete transparency to a brownish-gray crystal that is almost opaque. Some can also be black. Like other quartz gems, it is a silicon dioxide crystal. The smoky colour results from free silicon, formed from the silicon dioxide by natural irradiation.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SMOKY QUARTZ

smokestack industry
smoketight
smokey
smokier
smokiest
smokily
smokiness
smoking
smoking area
smoking ban
smoking car
smoking compartment
smoking gun
smoking jacket
smoking room
smoking-related
smoko
smoky
Smoky Mountains
smolder

WORDS THAT END LIKE SMOKY QUARTZ

bortz
exahertz
gigahertz
hertz
kilohertz
megahertz
petahertz
quartz
rainbow quartz
rose quartz
terahertz

Synonyms and antonyms of smoky quartz in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «smoky quartz» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SMOKY QUARTZ

Find out the translation of smoky quartz to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of smoky quartz from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «smoky quartz» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

墨晶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cuarzo ahumado
570 millions of speakers

English

smoky quartz
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शक्की क्वार्ट्ज
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الكوارتز الدخان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дымчатый кварц
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

quartzo fumê
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধূমায়িত কোয়ার্টজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

quartz fumé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kuarza berasap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rauchquarz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

煙水晶
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

연기가 자욱한 석영
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Smoky kuarsa
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

thạch anh ám khói
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புகைக்கும் குவார்ட்ஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चवीने क्वार्ट्ज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dumanlı kuvars
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

quarzo fumè
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kwarc dymny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

димчастий кварц
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cuart fumuriu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καπνιστή χαλαζία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rokerige kwarts
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

rökkvarts
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

røykkvarts
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of smoky quartz

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SMOKY QUARTZ»

The term «smoky quartz» is regularly used and occupies the 79.590 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SMOKY QUARTZ» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about smoky quartz

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SMOKY QUARTZ»

Discover the use of smoky quartz in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to smoky quartz and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Gemstones of the World
Smoky Quartz [1-7] Color: Brown to black, smoky gray Color of streak: White Mohs' hardness: 7 Density. 2.65 Cleavage: None Fracture: Conchoidal, very brittle Crystal system: (Trigonal), hexagonal prisms Chemical composition: Si02 silicon ...
Walter Schumann, 2009
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Field Guide to Rocks & Minerals of Southern Africa
QUARTZ VARIETY SMOKY QUARTZ (CAIRNGORM) The grey-brown-black colour in smoky quartz may be due to radiation from natural sources. It could also be the result of minute inclusions of other minerals. Alternatively, it may arise from  ...
Bruce Cairncross, 2004
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Colorado Gems & Minerals: A Guide to Colorado's Native Gemstones
SMOKY QUARTZ 6.5x15 mm - Devilshead (Rhombohedron - 7 H.) Devilshead Go south from Denver on U.S. 85 to Sedalia. Turn west on Colo. 67 toward Deckers. At the ranger station, head south on Rampart Range Road 11.2 miles to  ...
Lee McKinney, Tag McKinney, 1987
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Art Bead Jewelry: Seasons in Glass
Start at the center of the strand and string: a 8mm faceted smoky quartz round, a 6mm bead cap, a 8mm bead cap, a lampworked bead, an 8mm bead cap, a potato pearl, a 6mm bead cap, a faceted oval quartz, a 6mm bead cap, a lampworked ...
Karen Leonardo, 2009
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Gem Magic
As a healer, smoky quartz helps the kidneys, abdomen, pancreas, and sexual organs. It can help a ... I like how smoky quartz facilitates the creation and achievement of business goals as well as higher personal aspirations. Smoky quartz is ...
Brenda Knight
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The Encyclopedia of Crystals
Judy Hall. Smoky Quartz Crystal system Trigonal Chemistry SiC>2 Silicon dioxide with lithium and aluminum Hardness 7 Source Worldwide Chakra Earth, base Number 2, 8 Zodiac sign Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn Planet Pluto Beneficial ...
Judy Hall, 2007
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Rock Roles: Facts, Properties, and Lore of Gemstones
Natural Smoky Quartz usually occurs in rocks with a small but persistent amount of radioactivity, and the stone is sometimes ... color of Smoky Quartz is rather rare in the mineral world, as there are only a few other naturally dark brown stones.
Suzanne Bettonville
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Handbook of Rocks, Minerals, and Gemstones
Natuml citnnes are pale yellow [4]. Most of the citrines on offer in the trade have a tinge of reddish [3.12]. Citrines can he produced hy hearing amethyst and smoky quartz. ln the tmde citrine is often misleadingly called topaz or Bahia-, Golden-, ...
‎1993
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Gem Minerals of Idaho
Rock crystal and smoky quartz is plentiful in the placer workings of Rocky Flat in Adams County both as rolled pebbles or small crystals. The material is of excellent quality (see Field Trip 2). In Blaine County, and especially on Pole Creek, ...
John A. Beckwith, 1972
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Gems: Their Sources, Descriptions and Identification
Brown and Smoky Quartz Quartz crystals of a clear brown colour and varying from a light brown to so dark a brown as to appear black (morion) are found in the debris of weathered granite in the Cairngorm mountains of the Scottish Highlands.
Michael O'Donoghue, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SMOKY QUARTZ»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term smoky quartz is used in the context of the following news items.
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Museum digging up $1M for pristine crystal formation
A formation of amazonite and smoky quartz crystals will be added to a local ... hunk of two Colorado minerals – amazonite and smoky quartz – was unearthed in ... «BusinessDen, Jul 15»
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The Wonderful Story of the Left Side of My Desk
2015-07-18-1437245816-7189325-0716151711.jpg. In 1994 I "ground-scored" this smoky quartz crystal at a Grateful Dead concert in Deer Creek, Indiana. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Bertha Kotlow gives "family" of rocks to miSci
Parting is such sweet sorrow, especially when it came to her prized prehnite from India, Amazonite from Brazil, malachite from Morocco and smoky quartz from ... «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»
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What's on TV Tuesday: Reality stars have rocks in their hands
... hardy individuals and families in small-scale operations, like the Dorris family, who on Tuesday night stumble upon a rich vein of smoky quartz and amazonite, ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
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Jane Taylor's New Cirque Collection of Gemstone One-of-a-Kinds
t.w. smoky quartz, $8,570. Adagio ring in 18k yellow gold ring with an 18.65 ct. square emerald-cut London blue topaz and a 6.27 ct. step-cut square-shape ... «JCK, Apr 15»
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Chambers to again sponsor Toast to the Coast
... Flag Hill Winery & Distillery, Jewell Towne Vineyards, Samuel Adams, Sweet Baby Vineyard, Zorvino Vineyards, Smoky Quartz Distillery, and many more. «Seacoastonline.com, Apr 15»
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Saga of the Shaman's Stone
“When the radiation is high, the quartz turns black and is known as Smoky Quartz.” The quartz sat in our palms, winking in the light. Sci-fi tales created ET beings ... «The Hindu, Feb 15»
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Slide Show: Rocks, Paper, Sinners
... yellow citrine, smoky quartz. These are all the rocks that have been stolen and subsequently returned by light-fingered visitors who came to regret their crime. «The New Yorker, Jan 15»
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Designer Anna Sheffield on Her 'Sweet and Salty' Jewelry
I love mixing odd colorways, like smoky quartz and rose gold—I think that's beautiful together. I love the pieces with cast metal stones, to me that was really ... «Racked NY, Dec 14»
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8 Stones Making Our Prospectors Rich | The Weather Channel
In the form of minute dust particles in the air, this gem scratches other gemstones of lesser hardness. Smoky quartz is transparent quartz that is brown, gray or ... «The Weather Channel, Nov 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Smoky quartz [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/smoky-quartz>. May 2024 ».
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