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Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Catalan Agate-Amethyst District, Southern Paraná Basalt Basin, Artigas, Uruguay

 
Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Catalan Agate-Amethyst District, Southern Paraná Basalt Basin, Artigas, Uruguay

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Catalan Agate-Amethyst District, Southern Paraná Basalt Basin, Artigas, Uruguay

DESCRIPTION:No. 61024
Mineral:Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz
Locality:Catalan Agate-Amethyst District, Southern Paraná Basalt Basin, Artigas, Uruguay
Description:Elongated plate of lustrous transparent deep-purple amethyst quartz crystals. The amethyst quartz crystals are stubby crystals dominated by the termination faces with minimal prism faces.
Overall Size:17x10x7 cm
Crystals:4-12 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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