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Quartz var. Amethyst with Calcite from Alto Uruguai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

 
Quartz var. Amethyst with Calcite from Alto Uruguai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Quartz var. Amethyst with Calcite from Alto Uruguai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Quartz var. Amethyst with Calcite from Alto Uruguai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 49616
Mineral:Quartz var. Amethyst with Calcite
Locality:Alto Uruguai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Description:Lustrous purple amethyst quartz crystals to 30 mm with one side partially coated with flattened rhombohedral translucent colorless calcite crystals to 10 mm. The amethyst crystals form a high, center ridge running through the middle of the cluster. from my personal collection
Overall Size:12x11x5 cm
Crystals:1-30 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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