AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Maine > Quartz var. Amethyst |
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DESCRIPTION: | No. 10460 |
Mineral: | Quartz var. Amethyst |
Locality: | Deer Hill, Stow, Oxford County, Maine |
Description: | Large, doubly-terminated light purple amethyst quartz crystals to 8 cm long. These crystals are unusual for the locality because they lack the albite inclusions that detract from the quartz. The crystals are very clean, lustrous and undamaged. |
Overall Size: | 9x5x4 cm |
Crystals: | 3-8 cm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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