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Quartz var. Amethyst with Calcite from Veta Madre Mining District, Guanajuato, Mexico

 
Quartz var. Amethyst with Calcite from Veta Madre Mining District, Guanajuato, Mexico

Quartz var. Amethyst with Calcite from Veta Madre Mining District, Guanajuato, Mexico

Quartz var. Amethyst with Calcite from Veta Madre Mining District, Guanajuato, Mexico

Quartz var. Amethyst with Calcite from Veta Madre Mining District, Guanajuato, Mexico

Quartz var. Amethyst with Calcite from Veta Madre Mining District, Guanajuato, Mexico

Quartz var. Amethyst with Calcite from Veta Madre Mining District, Guanajuato, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 76184
Mineral:Quartz var. Amethyst with Calcite
Locality:Veta Madre Mining District, Guanajuato, Mexico
Description:Lustrous transparent purple amethyst quartz crystals to 42 mm with partial overgrowth of lustrous transparent colorless hexagonal-rhombohedral calcite crystals to 5 mm. The amethyst crystals have deeper purple phantom-growth zones internally. Collected ca. 1985
Overall Size:4.5x4x3 cm
Crystals:3-42 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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