AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Kazakhstan > Quartz var. Amethyst |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 24203 |
Mineral: | Quartz var. Amethyst |
Locality: | Balkhash Lake, near Preozersk, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan |
Description: | Several crystals of purple amethyst quartz on a plate of matrix. Specimens with more than one amethyst crystal are uncommon from this locality. |
Overall Size: | 4x3x2 cm |
Crystals: | 4-14 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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