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Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz (Reverse Scepter Formation) with Hematite from Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico

 
Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz (Reverse Scepter Formation) with Hematite from Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz (Reverse Scepter Formation) with Hematite from Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz (Reverse Scepter Formation) with Hematite from Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz (Reverse Scepter Formation) with Hematite from Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 60185
Mineral:Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz (Reverse Scepter Formation) with Hematite
Locality:Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico
Description:Lustrous 1-4 mm transparent pale-purple (nearly colorless) amethyst crystal overgrown on the tip of a colorless 14 mm quartz crystal in a reverse-scepter formation surrounded with other colorless quartz crystals with red-brown hematite on some surfaces.
Overall Size:21x20x19 mm
Crystals:1-14 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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