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Quartz var. Smoky-Amethyst from Canton Lead Mines, south flank of Rattlesnake Hill, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut

 
Quartz var. Smoky-Amethyst from Canton Lead Mines, south flank of Rattlesnake Hill, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut

Quartz var. Smoky-Amethyst from Canton Lead Mines, south flank of Rattlesnake Hill, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut

Quartz var. Smoky-Amethyst from Canton Lead Mines, south flank of Rattlesnake Hill, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 61923
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky-Amethyst
Locality:Canton Lead Mines, south flank of Rattlesnake Hill, Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut
Description:Lustrous translucent-to-transparent gray quartz crystals over a core of pale-purple amethystine quartz. Ex. L. Sweetman (1917-2010) of West Haven, CT.
Overall Size:4x3.5x3 cm
Crystals:15-40 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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