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Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz with moveable internal bubble (Enhydro) from Biedell Creek Quartz Prospects, Crystal Hill, 12.5 km northwest of La Garita, Saguache County, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:	No. 76900
Mineral:	Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz with moveable internal bubble (Enhydro)
Locality:	Biedell Creek Quartz Prospects, Crystal Hill, 12.5 km northwest of La Garita, Saguache County, Colorado
Description:	Lustrous transparent pale-purple amethyst quartz crystals with no matrix attached. The largest amethyst crystal has a moveable bubble in one of the many internal cavities, commonly labeled as an Enhydro, or two-phase inclusion. Collected ca. 1975. This quartz outcrop was completely excavated by open pit mining ca. 1983.
Overall Size:	5x1.5x1 cm
Crystals:	16-50 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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