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Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico

 
Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 51876
Mineral:Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz
Locality:Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico
Description:Lustrous purple transparent amethyst quartz crystals surrounded by smaller colorless quartz crystals on green epidote. The purple amethyst color is deepest in the upper termination zones and the largest crystal is internally flawless in the upper third.
Overall Size:6x5x2 cm
Crystals:1-30 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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