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Quartz var. Amethyst from Iron Station, Lincoln County, North Carolina

 
Quartz var. Amethyst from Iron Station, Lincoln County, North Carolina

DESCRIPTION:No. 20758
Mineral:Quartz var. Amethyst
Locality:Iron Station, Lincoln County, North Carolina
Description:Cluster of purple amethyst quartz crystals with few imperfection from an old locality famous for amethyst. Collected ca. 1945. For more info see article Amethyst Occurrences of the Eastern United States in Mineralogical Record May-June 1990. Ex. Robert C. Linck (1905-1970)
Overall Size:5x5x3 cm
Crystals:2-5 cm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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