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Quartz var. Amethyst from Bennet Property, Southbury, Connecticut

 
Quartz var. Amethyst from Bennet Property, Southbury, Connecticut

Quartz var. Amethyst from Bennet Property, Southbury, Connecticut

DESCRIPTION:No. 3933
Mineral:Quartz var. Amethyst
Locality:Bennet Property, Southbury, Connecticut
Description:Part of a pocket in basalt matrix lined with lustrous, pale-purple amethyst quartz crystals with small spheres of psilomelane(?). This locality was a residential construction site that produced only a few specimens.
Overall Size:4x3.5x3 cm
Crystals:2-5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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