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Quartz var. Amethyst from July 4th Pocket, Intergalactic Pit, Deer Hill, Stowe, Oxford County, Maine

 
Quartz var. Amethyst from July 4th Pocket, Intergalactic Pit, Deer Hill, Stowe, Oxford County, Maine

Quartz var. Amethyst from July 4th Pocket, Intergalactic Pit, Deer Hill, Stowe, Oxford County, Maine

Quartz var. Amethyst from July 4th Pocket, Intergalactic Pit, Deer Hill, Stowe, Oxford County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 46050
Mineral:Quartz var. Amethyst
Locality:July 4th Pocket, Intergalactic Pit, Deer Hill, Stowe, Oxford County, Maine
Description:Lustrous (rare for locality) transparent purple amethyst quartz crystal with glassy crystal faces and remnants of limonite-stained albite included in the bottom. See article in Rocks and Mineral v.69 #1: Amethyst Discovery on Deer Hill, Stow, Maine.
Overall Size:6x4.5x4 cm
Crystals:4.5 cm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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