| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New Jersey > Quartz var. Smoky-Amethyst with Hematite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 80266 |
| Mineral: | Quartz var. Smoky-Amethyst with Hematite |
| Locality: | Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey |
| Description: | Elongated plate of lustrous purple-gray smoky-amethyst quartz crystals to 17 mm with small platy black-metallic hematite crystals to 1 mm scattered over the surfaces. Amethyst occurred only in one area at this quarry and was uncommon. Collected in 1990s by Prof. Martin Becker, author of Recent Mineral Finds at the Millington Quarry in Rocks and Minerals v.73 #5 |
| Overall Size: | 7.5x5.5x3 cm |
| Crystals: | micro to 17 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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