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Quartz var. Amethyst from Balkhash Lake, near Preozersk, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan

 
Quartz var. Amethyst from Balkhash Lake, near Preozersk, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan

Quartz var. Amethyst from Balkhash Lake, near Preozersk, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan

Quartz var. Amethyst from Balkhash Lake, near Preozersk, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan

DESCRIPTION:No. 24226
Mineral:Quartz var. Amethyst
Locality:Balkhash Lake, near Preozersk, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan
Description:Two crystals of purple amethyst quartz on a plate of quartz crystal-coated matrix. Specimens with multiple amethyst crystals are rare from this locality. One tip is chipped.
Overall Size:4x2x2 cm
Crystals:10-12 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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