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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

DESCRIPTION:No. 56685
Mineral:Quartz var. Amethyst with Calcite
Locality:Alto Uruguai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Description:Lustrous transparent medium-purple amethyst quartz crystals to 8 mm with a group of scalenohedral calcite crystals to 16 mm with an overgrowth of lustrous transparent gray quartz crystals to 0.3 mm. Ex. Thomas A. Penney (1934-2019) collection #189
Overall Size:6.5x6x4.5 cm
Crystals:0.1-16.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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