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Calcite in Amethyst Quartz Geode from near Idar Oberstein, Hunsrück, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

 
Calcite in Amethyst Quartz Geode from near Idar Oberstein, Hunsrück, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Calcite in Amethyst Quartz Geode from near Idar Oberstein, Hunsrück, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Calcite in Amethyst Quartz Geode from near Idar Oberstein, Hunsrück, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Calcite in Amethyst Quartz Geode from near Idar Oberstein, Hunsrück, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Calcite in Amethyst Quartz Geode from near Idar Oberstein, Hunsrück, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Calcite in Amethyst Quartz Geode from near Idar Oberstein, Hunsrück, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

DESCRIPTION:No. 69475
Mineral:Calcite in Amethyst Quartz Geode
Locality:near Idar Oberstein, Hunsrück, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Description:Transparent-to-translucent brown scalenohedral calcite crystals lining the inside cavity in a purple amethyst quartz geode with a small group of lustrous purple amethyst crystals that are not covered by the calcite crystals. Ex. Roy A. Smith (1935-2014) collection #M936; acquired in 1993 from Arthur Dowell; ex. Cranbrook Institute
Overall Size:11.5x9x7 cm
Crystals:2-25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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