| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from North Carolina > Quartz var. Amethyst |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 63321 |
| Mineral: | Quartz var. Amethyst |
| Locality: | near Mount Ulla, southeast of Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina |
| Description: | Lustrous transparent purple amethyst quartz crystals with remnants of earthy pocket clay included in the bottom. There are several amethyst crystals in parallel orientation, though the rear crystals have incomplete terminations. Ex. Mort Metersky collection #Si-1, director of International Calcite Collectors Association; originally acquired in the 1960s |
| Overall Size: | 5x5x4 cm |
| Crystals: | 12-40 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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