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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 21306
Mineral:Quartz var. Amethyst
Locality:Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico
Description:Many purple crystals of transparent amethyst quartz on matrix of shorter, colorless quartz crystals. The amethyst crystals color varies from pale at the base to medium purple at the tip. The terminations all have three faces. Ex. P. Santillo
Overall Size:7x6x4 cm
Crystals:3-30 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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