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煙水晶 (kemurizuishou) Japanese meaning: smoky quartz | Kotomora
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Smoky quartz is often mined in the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland.
This ring is set with a beautiful smoky quartz.
Related words 水すい 晶しょう 水晶 is clear quartz or rock crystal, while 煙水晶 is the smoky, brown-to-black variety.
紫むらさき 水ずい 晶しょう 紫水晶 is amethyst, the purple variety of quartz, distinct from the brown/black 煙水晶.
Etymology Compound of 煙 (smoke) and 水晶 (crystal), referring to its smoky color. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is transparently descriptive.
