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Okenite on Quartz var. Amethyst from Shirdi, Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra, India

 
Okenite on Quartz var. Amethyst from Shirdi, Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra, India

Okenite on Quartz var. Amethyst from Shirdi, Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra, India

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Okenite on Quartz var. Amethyst from Shirdi, Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra, India

DESCRIPTION:No. 32586
Mineral:Okenite on Quartz var. Amethyst
Locality:Shirdi, Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra, India
Description:Shallow cavity in gray basalt lined with deep purple amethyst quartz crystals with white okenite crystals in spherical aggregates up to 18 mm diameter.
Overall Size:10x6x5 cm
Crystals:1-9 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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