| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Kazakhstan > Quartz var. Amethyst |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 24199 |
| Mineral: | Quartz var. Amethyst |
| Locality: | Balkhash Lake, near Preozersk, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan |
| Description: | Three purple amethyst quartz crystals with glassy faces on a thin plate of matrix. The amethyst crystals are internally transparent with deep color. Multiple crystal specimens are rare from this locality. The largest crystal has minute chips on tip. |
| Overall Size: | 4x2x2 cm |
| Crystals: | 4-18 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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