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Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Balkhash Lake, near Preozersk, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan

 
Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Balkhash Lake, near Preozersk, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Balkhash Lake, near Preozersk, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Balkhash Lake, near Preozersk, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Balkhash Lake, near Preozersk, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Balkhash Lake, near Preozersk, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Balkhash Lake, near Preozersk, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Balkhash Lake, near Preozersk, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Balkhash Lake, near Preozersk, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan

DESCRIPTION:No. 75790
Mineral:Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz
Locality:Balkhash Lake, near Preozersk, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan
Description:Translucent purple amethyst crystals, the purple variety of quartz, on a thin plate of matrix. The amethyst crystal has colorless centers with deep purple color in the terminations. Amethyst crystals on matrix are uncommon at this locality. Collected ca. 1990
Overall Size:5x3x2 cm
Crystals:12-14 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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