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Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Boekenhouthoek area, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa

 
Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Boekenhouthoek area, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Boekenhouthoek area, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Boekenhouthoek area, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa

DESCRIPTION:No. 54549
Mineral:Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz
Locality:Boekenhouthoek area, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
Description:Lustrous transparent deep-purple amethyst quartz crystals with smaller 2-3 mm amethyst crystals on the prism faces of the larger amethyst crystals. Note the darker purple phantom zone growth patterns on the amethyst terminations.
Overall Size:15x10x4 cm
Crystals:1-30 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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