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Quartz var. Amethyst from Catalan Agate-Amethyst District, Southern Paraná Basalt Basin, Artigas, Uruguay

 
Quartz var. Amethyst from Catalan Agate-Amethyst District, Southern Paraná Basalt Basin, Artigas, Uruguay

Quartz var. Amethyst from Catalan Agate-Amethyst District, Southern Paraná Basalt Basin, Artigas, Uruguay

DESCRIPTION:No. 59653
Mineral:Quartz var. Amethyst
Locality:Catalan Agate-Amethyst District, Southern Paraná Basalt Basin, Artigas, Uruguay
Description:Lustrous transparent deep-purple amethyst quartz crystals over an earlier generation of gray banded agate quartz. The amethyst crystals have vivid royal purple color.
Overall Size:9.5x8x4 cm
Crystals:4-9 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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