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Quartz var. Amethyst over Sphalerite from Banská Stiavnica (Schemnitz), Banská Bystrica, Stiavnicke Mountains, Slovak Republic (Slovakia)

 
Quartz var. Amethyst over Sphalerite from Banská Stiavnica (Schemnitz), Banská Bystrica, Stiavnicke Mountains, Slovak Republic (Slovakia)

Quartz var. Amethyst over Sphalerite from Banská Stiavnica (Schemnitz), Banská Bystrica, Stiavnicke Mountains, Slovak Republic (Slovakia)

Quartz var. Amethyst over Sphalerite from Banská Stiavnica (Schemnitz), Banská Bystrica, Stiavnicke Mountains, Slovak Republic (Slovakia)

DESCRIPTION:No. 39338
Mineral:Quartz var. Amethyst over Sphalerite
Locality:Banská Stiavnica (Schemnitz), Banská Bystrica, Stiavnicke Mountains, Slovak Republic (Slovakia)
Description:Large cluster of lustrous purple amethyst quartz crystals over a matrix of crystallized dark sphalerite. The quartz crystals are colorless at the base and medium-purple at the terminations. The terminations only exhibit three dominant faces, not six. Ex. Calvert collection
Overall Size:12x12x5 cm
Crystals:10-25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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