AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from South Africa > Quartz var. Amethyst (Cactus Quartz) |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 48587 |
Mineral: | Quartz var. Amethyst (Cactus Quartz) |
Locality: | Boekenhouthoek area, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa |
Description: | Pale purple amethyst crystals up to 40 mm long with overgrowth of smaller 3-5 mm amethyst crystals around the prism faces of the larger crystals, but they do not coat the larger terminations of the underlying crystals. |
Overall Size: | 7x6.5x5 cm |
Crystals: | 3-40 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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