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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. 24248
Mineral:Quartz var. Amethyst
Locality:Balkhash Lake, near Preozersk, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan
Description:Three crystals of purple amethyst quartz on a plate of quartz crystal-coated matrix. Specimens with multiple amethyst crystals are rare from this locality.
Overall Size:25x23x20 mm
Crystals:8-20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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