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Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico

 
Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 81241
Mineral:Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz
Locality:Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico
Description:Cluster of intersecting lustrous transparent purple amethyst crystals with a thin crust of white quartz microcrystals on the bottom. The amethyst crystals are elongated hexagonal prisms with terminations dominated by three alternating faces.
Overall Size:7.5x6x3.5 cm
Crystals:4-70 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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