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Quartz var. Amethyst with Goethite inclusions from Catalan Agate-Amethyst District, Souther Paraná Basalt Basin, Artigas, Uruguay

 
Quartz var. Amethyst with Goethite inclusions from Catalan Agate-Amethyst District, Souther Paraná Basalt Basin, Artigas, Uruguay

Quartz var. Amethyst with Goethite inclusions from Catalan Agate-Amethyst District, Souther Paraná Basalt Basin, Artigas, Uruguay

Quartz var. Amethyst with Goethite inclusions from Catalan Agate-Amethyst District, Souther Paraná Basalt Basin, Artigas, Uruguay

DESCRIPTION:No. 40152
Mineral:Quartz var. Amethyst with Goethite inclusions
Locality:Catalan Agate-Amethyst District, Souther Paraná Basalt Basin, Artigas, Uruguay
Description:Portion of a geode with the inner surfaces lined with medium purple amethyst quartz crystals up to 10 mm across. Visible in the amethyst crystals are dark brown goethite crystals up to 2 mm, some in spherical rosettes.
Overall Size:14x8x7 cm
Crystals:1-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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