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Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz scepter-shaped crystal with Hematite inclusions from Orange River, Namakwa, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

 
Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz scepter-shaped crystal with Hematite inclusions from Orange River, Namakwa, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz scepter-shaped crystal with Hematite inclusions from Orange River, Namakwa, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz scepter-shaped crystal with Hematite inclusions from Orange River, Namakwa, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz scepter-shaped crystal with Hematite inclusions from Orange River, Namakwa, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz scepter-shaped crystal with Hematite inclusions from Orange River, Namakwa, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz scepter-shaped crystal with Hematite inclusions from Orange River, Namakwa, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz scepter-shaped crystal with Hematite inclusions from Orange River, Namakwa, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

DESCRIPTION:No. 72235
Mineral:Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz scepter-shaped crystal with Hematite inclusions
Locality:Orange River, Namakwa, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Description:Lustrous transparent pale-purple amethyst quartz crystals with microscopic red hematite inclusions beneath the termination faces. The largest quartz crystal is scepter-shaped with a 27 mm crystal over a thinner stem crystal that is over a third crystal. Ex. G. McLoughlin collection; ex. Charley Key collection in 2011
Overall Size:4.5x3x2 cm
Crystals:10-27 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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