AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Canada > Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz with minor Hematite inclusions |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 80085 |
Mineral: | Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz with minor Hematite inclusions |
Locality: | Pearl Station, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada |
Description: | Unusually large cluster of lustrous transparent purple amethyst quartz crystals lining several cavities exposed in massive quartz. The amethyst crystals have deepest color on the tips with microscopic circular red hematite inclusions in some areas. Collected ca. 1995 |
Overall Size: | 27x12x11 cm |
Crystals: | micro to 10 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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