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Calcite on Quartz var. Amethyst from Nashik District, Maharashtra, India

 
Calcite on Quartz var. Amethyst from Nashik District, Maharashtra, India

Calcite on Quartz var. Amethyst from Nashik District, Maharashtra, India

Calcite on Quartz var. Amethyst from Nashik District, Maharashtra, India

DESCRIPTION:No. 62177
Mineral:Calcite on Quartz var. Amethyst
Locality:Nashik District, Maharashtra, India
Description:Lustrous transparent yellow pseudo-cubic calcite crystals to 4 mm in an unusual zigzag-shaped group on lustrous transparent purple amethyst crystals to 5 mm lining a shallow cavity in gray basalt.
Overall Size:9x7x4.5 cm
Crystals:3-5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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