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Maybe this is just my fascination with smoky quartz, but there are some pretty amazing facts about this gem material that I thought you might find interesting!  According to www.minerals.net, smoky quartz is a variety of quartz. It ranges in color from light grayish-brown to deep black. It can be opaque, but is almost always transparent to translucent, even in its darkest color shade. Smoky quartz features a rare yet beautiful transparency which draws light into this rich shade of color. In my opinion, it's a classy yet timeless color and stone.  Another source, www.crystalvaults.com, reports that it is a stone of power. To the ancient Druids, it was sacred and...