| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Mexico > Quartz var. Amethyst |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 21306 |
| Mineral: | Quartz var. Amethyst |
| Locality: | Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Description: | Many purple crystals of transparent amethyst quartz on matrix of shorter, colorless quartz crystals. The amethyst crystals color varies from pale at the base to medium purple at the tip. The terminations all have three faces. Ex. P. Santillo |
| Overall Size: | 7x6x4 cm |
| Crystals: | 3-30 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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