AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Namibia > Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 77703 |
Mineral: | Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz |
Locality: | Goboboseb Mountains, 43 km west of Brandberg Mountain, Erongo region, Namibia |
Description: | Lustrous transparent deep-purple amethyst quartz crystal on fragment of brown matrix. The amethyst crystal has internal zoning with vivid purple color and phantom-growth patterns visible in certain orientations. From my personal collection; collected ca. 1984 |
Overall Size: | 3.5x2x1.5 cm |
Crystals: | 27 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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