AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Brazil > Quartz var. Amethyst |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 57195 |
Mineral: | Quartz var. Amethyst |
Locality: | Alto Uruguai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
Description: | Lustrous transparent purple amethyst quartz crystals with remnants of matrix on the bottom. The amethyst crystals are stout form dominated by the termination faces that have subtle parallel banded crystallization patterns. |
Overall Size: | 10x7x5 cm |
Crystals: | 5-16 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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