AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Namibia > Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz with Milky Quartz |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 72260 |
Mineral: | Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz with Milky Quartz |
Locality: | Goboboseb Mountains, 43 km west of Brandberg Mountain, Erongo region, Namibia |
Description: | Unusually large doubly-terminated translucent purple-gray amethyst quartz crystal with platy aggregates of interconnected quartz crystals to 15 mm on the ends. The large amethyst crystal has zones of purple color deep inside the crystal. Ex. G. McLoughlin collection; ex. Kosnar in 2012 |
Overall Size: | 12x7x5.5 cm |
Crystals: | 5-95 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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