Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz with Goethite inclusions on Calcite from Kakamunurle Mine, Karur, Tamil Nadu, India
| DESCRIPTION: | No. 81592
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| Mineral: | Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz with Goethite inclusions on Calcite
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| Locality: | Kakamunurle Mine, Karur, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Description: | Sparkling cluster of lustrous transparent purple amethyst quartz crystals to 6 mm perched on an 18 mm translucent colorless rhombic calcite crystal. The amethyst crystals have thin brown hair-like inclusions tentatively identified as goethite. Ex. Robert Patak collection |
| Overall Size: | 34x26x24 mm |
| Crystals: | 3-18 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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