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Quartz var. Amethyst from Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico

 
Quartz var. Amethyst from Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 32607
Mineral:Quartz var. Amethyst
Locality:Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico
Description:Many purple crystals of transparent amethyst quartz with 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.
Overall Size:5x4x2 cm
Crystals:2-32 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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