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Quartz var. Smoky-Amethyst Quartz with Hematite inclusions from Blue Point Mine, Pearl Station, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada

 
Quartz var. Smoky-Amethyst Quartz with Hematite inclusions from Blue Point Mine, Pearl Station, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada

Quartz var. Smoky-Amethyst Quartz with Hematite inclusions from Blue Point Mine, Pearl Station, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada

DESCRIPTION:No. 63527
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky-Amethyst Quartz with Hematite inclusions
Locality:Blue Point Mine, Pearl Station, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
Description:Lustrous transparent gray-purple smoky-amethyst quartz crystals with microscopic spherical red hematite subsurface inclusions that give the amethyst crystals a red-brown appearance. Ex. Thomas A. Penney (1934-2019) collection, collected in the 1970s.
Overall Size:5.5x4.5x3.5 cm
Crystals:micro to 14 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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