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Quartz var. Amethyst from Saltman Prospect, Sweden, Maine.

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Mineral Specimens: Quartz var. Amethyst from Saltman Prospect, Sweden, Maine
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Detailed information on mineral specimen No. 10986:

Minerals Species: Quartz var. Amethyst.
Location of mineral deposit: Saltman Prospect, Sweden, Maine.
Description: Plate of quartz matrix covered on one side with purple amethyst crystals to 1 cm from the famous find in 1989. Bottom sawn flat to permit displaying upright without a stand. See: Amethyst Deposit Found at Sweden, Maine in Mineral News, Volume 6, No. 4.
Overall size of mineral specimen: 14x7x3 cm.
Size of individual crystals: 5-10 mm.
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