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Quartz var. Smoky-Amethyst from Iron Station, Lincoln County, North Carolina

 
Quartz var. Smoky-Amethyst from Iron Station, Lincoln County, North Carolina

Quartz var. Smoky-Amethyst from Iron Station, Lincoln County, North Carolina

DESCRIPTION:No. 48500
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky-Amethyst
Locality:Iron Station, Lincoln County, North Carolina
Description:Lustrous transparent-to-translucent quartz crystals with areas of light-smoky color and pale purple amethyst color on one face. No exact locality was provided with the specimen, but it probably came from the Reel Mine.
Overall Size:7x6x4 cm
Crystals:24-60 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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