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Calcite over Amethyst Quartz from Veta Madre Mining District, Guanajuato, Mexico

 
Calcite over Amethyst Quartz from Veta Madre Mining District, Guanajuato, Mexico

Calcite over Amethyst Quartz from Veta Madre Mining District, Guanajuato, Mexico

Calcite over Amethyst Quartz from Veta Madre Mining District, Guanajuato, Mexico

Calcite over Amethyst Quartz from Veta Madre Mining District, Guanajuato, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 58860
Mineral:Calcite over Amethyst Quartz
Locality:Veta Madre Mining District, Guanajuato, Mexico
Description:Lustrous translucent colorless calcite crystals to 9 mm partially covering lustrous purple transparent amethyst quartz crystals to 20 mm. The calcite crystals are scalenohedral with rhombohedral termination faces.
Overall Size:14.5x7x3 cm
Crystals:3-20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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