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Quartz var. Amethyst with Calcite from Los Remedios Mine, Level 2, Taxco de Alarcon, Guerrero, Mexico

 
Quartz var. Amethyst with Calcite from Los Remedios Mine, Level 2, Taxco de Alarcon, Guerrero, Mexico

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Quartz var. Amethyst with Calcite from Los Remedios Mine, Level 2, Taxco de Alarcon, Guerrero, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 18020
Mineral:Quartz var. Amethyst with Calcite
Locality:Los Remedios Mine, Level 2, Taxco de Alarcon, Guerrero, Mexico
Description:Flat plate of lilac-purple amethyst crystals with scattered white calcite. The calcite fluoresces orange under UV illumination.
Overall Size:17x13x5 cm
Crystals:5-50 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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