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Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Amelia Courthouse, Amelia County, Virginia

 
Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Amelia Courthouse, Amelia County, Virginia

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Amelia Courthouse, Amelia County, Virginia

DESCRIPTION:No. 53058
Mineral:Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz
Locality:Amelia Courthouse, Amelia County, Virginia
Description:Doubly-terminated lustrous transparent purple amethyst quartz crystals with small fragment of white albite included in the base where it was attached. The amethyst terminations are chipped probably due to being from a weathered collapsed cavity. Ex. Daniel E. Russell collection
Overall Size:30x23x13 mm
Crystals:3-22 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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