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

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

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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 56259
Mineral:Quartz var. Amethyst
Locality:Alto Uruguai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Description:Large plate of lustrous purple amethyst quartz crystals with remnants of greenish matrix on the bottom. The amethyst crystals are stout form dominated by the termination faces and have deepest purple color in the tips. Ex. Thomas A. Penney (1934-2019) collection
Overall Size:19x14x8 cm
Crystals:15-35 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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