Morion; heard of it?

I have been gathering some black stones in a small pouch I have; I have tourmaline, Tektite (meteorite) and onyx. I went to my local rock shop today - hoping maybe to find tumbled jet or obsidian - and found a beautiful black tumblestone called Morion. I've never heard of this, and it isn't in the first volume of the Crystal Bible. It must be a type of black quartz, right?

I know absolutely nothing about it and it is very, very beautiful.

Presumably, like all black stones, it is for grounding... Anyone have any interesting information about Morion?

Looks like its a type of dark smoky quartz:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morion_(mineral)
It's very beautiful!

If I'm remembering correctly, it's a super dark smoky quartz.

ETA: Yes, and it's sometimes called cairngorm.

page 116
Gemstones of the World Revised and Expanded Edition
by Walter Schumann
ISBN: 0-8069-9461-4
Sterling Publishing Co

quick replies! I have to add that the one in the link is not the exact stone I have! This one is more transparent than mine. Mine has flecks of white in, but it is a beautiful stone. I have Vol II of the Crystal Bible on the way, so maybe it is in that!

I love the idea of having four black stones laid out in a square as a tiny, impromptu, instant card-reading altar!

Thank you for that info. Cairngorm, that's an odd name, but reading bodhran's link, I see it has a connection with the Cairngorms in Scotland. Seems to me that it is a very densely, opaque smoky quartz...