AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Italy > Quartz var. Amethyst on Calcite and Dolomite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 58123 |
Mineral: | Quartz var. Amethyst on Calcite and Dolomite |
Locality: | Capurru Quarry, Osilo, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy |
Description: | Transparent lustrous purple amethyst quartz crystals to 13 mm long on smaller lustrous transparent pale-green quartz crystals to 0.5 mm. Many of the amethyst quartz crystals are doubly-terminated. Excellent deep color for the locality. |
Overall Size: | 8x5x2 cm |
Crystals: | 0.5-13.0 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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