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Quartz var. Amethyst with 2.35 carat faceted gemstone from Diamond Hill, Ashaway, south of Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island

 
Quartz var. Amethyst with 2.35 carat faceted gemstone from Diamond Hill, Ashaway, south of Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island

Quartz var. Amethyst with 2.35 carat faceted gemstone from Diamond Hill, Ashaway, south of Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island

Quartz var. Amethyst with 2.35 carat faceted gemstone from Diamond Hill, Ashaway, south of Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island

DESCRIPTION:No. 43282
Mineral:Quartz var. Amethyst with 2.35 carat faceted gemstone
Locality:Diamond Hill, Ashaway, south of Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island
Description:Transparent purple amethyst quartz crystals overgrown on an earlier generation of milky quartz crystals with a 2.35 carat round-cut faceted amethyst gemstone from the same locality only dug once per year and has produced poor results in recent years.
Overall Size:4x4x3 cm; 9 mm round gem
Crystals:4-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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