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Calcite with Celadonite inclusions on Quartz var. Amethyst from Castelinho Mine, near Frederico Westphalen, Alto Uruguai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

 
Calcite with Celadonite inclusions on Quartz var. Amethyst from Castelinho Mine, near Frederico Westphalen, Alto Uruguai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Calcite with Celadonite inclusions on Quartz var. Amethyst from Castelinho Mine, near Frederico Westphalen, Alto Uruguai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Calcite with Celadonite inclusions on Quartz var. Amethyst from Castelinho Mine, near Frederico Westphalen, Alto Uruguai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite with Celadonite inclusions on Quartz var. Amethyst from Castelinho Mine, near Frederico Westphalen, Alto Uruguai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 49287
Mineral:Calcite with Celadonite inclusions on Quartz var. Amethyst
Locality:Castelinho Mine, near Frederico Westphalen, Alto Uruguai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Description:Translucent scalenohedral colorless calcite crystals to 18 mm long on a complex plate of translucent purple amethyst quartz crystals to 15 mm. Some of the calcite crystals are slightly green due to celadonite inclusions and celadonite coats the matrix.
Overall Size:19x14x5 cm
Crystals:micro to 18 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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