AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Kazakhstan > Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 75407 |
Mineral: | Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz |
Locality: | Balkhash Lake, near Preozersk, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan |
Description: | Transparent purple amethyst quartz crystal on brown matrix coated with quartz microcrystals. The amethyst crystal has deepest purple color in the center of the termination. Amethyst crystals on matrix are uncommon at this locality. Collected ca. 1990 |
Overall Size: | 2x2x2 cm |
Crystals: | 16 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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