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Quartz var. Amethyst with Epidote from Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico

 
Quartz var. Amethyst with Epidote from Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico

Quartz var. Amethyst with Epidote from Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 58692
Mineral:Quartz var. Amethyst with Epidote
Locality:Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico
Description:Lustrous transparent-to-translucent pale-purple amethyst crystals on greenish-gray matrix plate. The amethyst crystals have deepest color in the terminations and are nearly colorless in the lower prism zones.
Overall Size:8x7x3.5 cm
Crystals:3-18 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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