AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from South Africa > Quartz var. Amethyst (Cactus Quartz) |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 60680 |
Mineral: | Quartz var. Amethyst (Cactus Quartz) |
Locality: | Boekenhouthoek area, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa |
Description: | Single purple amethyst crystal 52 mm long with overgrowth of smaller 3-4 mm amethyst crystals around the prism faces of the larger crystals, but they do not coat the larger termination of the main crystal. |
Overall Size: | 5.5x2.5x2.5 cm |
Crystals: | 2-52 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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