smoky quartz
noun
a smoky-yellow to dark brown or black variety of quartz, used as a gem.
Also called
cairngorm,
Cairngorm stone.
Origin of smoky quartz
First recorded in 1830–40
Words nearby smoky quartz
smoko,
smoky,
smoky eye,
smoky hill,
smoky mountains,
smoky quartz,
smoky river,
smoky topaz,
smolder,
smolensk,
smollett
British Dictionary definitions for smoky quartz
Word Origin for smoky quartz
so named because of its colour