AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Morocco > Quartz var. Hourglass Amethyst |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 78751 |
Mineral: | Quartz var. Hourglass Amethyst |
Locality: | Adrar Tirecht Bou Oudi, Tata Province, Souss-Massa, Morocco |
Description: | Lustrous transparent doubly terminated quartz crystal with deep-purple amethyst colored zones in the shape of an hour glass caused by sector zoning. The rear of the quartz crystal has many parallel microscopic crystal faces where it was attached. Collected in 2016 |
Overall Size: | 31x19x16 mm |
Crystals: | 31 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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