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Quartz var. Amethyst from Catalan Agate-Amethyst District, Souther Paraná Basalt Basin, Artigas, Uruguay

 
Quartz var. Amethyst from Catalan Agate-Amethyst District, Souther Paraná Basalt Basin, Artigas, Uruguay

Quartz var. Amethyst from Catalan Agate-Amethyst District, Souther Paraná Basalt Basin, Artigas, Uruguay

DESCRIPTION:No. 44159
Mineral:Quartz var. Amethyst
Locality:Catalan Agate-Amethyst District, Souther Paraná Basalt Basin, Artigas, Uruguay
Description:Highly lustrous amethyst quartz crystals with intense purple color in an elongated cluster over matrix. The amethyst crystals are short, with almost no prism faces, most termination faces.
Overall Size:12x8x5 cm
Crystals:1-20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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