AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Mexico > Quartz var. Amethyst |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 48109 |
Mineral: | Quartz var. Amethyst |
Locality: | Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico |
Description: | Lustrous deep-purple transparent amethyst quartz crystals surrounded by smaller colorless quartz crystals. The purple amethyst color is deepest in the upper termination zones and the largest crystal is internally flawless in the upper third. |
Overall Size: | 8x6x5 cm |
Crystals: | 2-30 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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