AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Mexico > Quartz var. Amethyst |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 45271 |
Mineral: | Quartz var. Amethyst |
Locality: | Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico |
Description: | Two intersecting glassy quartz crystals with purple amethystine terminations. The slender quartz crystal has three dominant prism faces, an unusual manifestation of the fact that quartz is not actually a hexagonal mineral. Ex. W. Frech (1913-1998) collection #1323 |
Overall Size: | 35x25x15 mm |
Crystals: | 30-38 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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