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Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Intergalactic Pit, Deer Hill, Stowe, Oxford County, Maine

 
Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Intergalactic Pit, Deer Hill, Stowe, Oxford County, Maine

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Intergalactic Pit, Deer Hill, Stowe, Oxford County, Maine

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Intergalactic Pit, Deer Hill, Stowe, Oxford County, Maine

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Intergalactic Pit, Deer Hill, Stowe, Oxford County, Maine

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Intergalactic Pit, Deer Hill, Stowe, Oxford County, Maine

DESCRIPTION:No. 76935
Mineral:Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz
Locality:Intergalactic Pit, Deer Hill, Stowe, Oxford County, Maine
Description:Three lustrous transparent purple amethyst quartz crystals with remnants of iron-stained feldspar on the bottom and in crevices. The amethyst crystals are internally zoned, with deepest purple color in the cores. Two terminations have chipped edges. Collected 27 May 1995 by Gary Howard
Overall Size:6.5x6x4 cm
Crystals:47-60 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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