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Quartz var. Amethyst Scepters from Idarado Mine, Ouray District, San Miguel County, Colorado

 
Quartz var. Amethyst Scepters from Idarado Mine, Ouray District, San Miguel County, Colorado

Quartz var. Amethyst Scepters from Idarado Mine, Ouray District, San Miguel County, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 41531
Mineral:Quartz var. Amethyst Scepters
Locality:Idarado Mine, Ouray District, San Miguel County, Colorado
Description:Slender translucent colorless quartz crystals up to 18 mm long with three scepter-shaped crystals that are capped with pale-pink amethyst quartz crystals and a few reverse-scepters scattered throughout. Though hard to see, a few crystals are incomplete.
Overall Size:5x4x2.5 cm
Crystals:5-18 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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