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Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz with Hematite inclusions plus Barite from Blue Point Mine, Pearl Station, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada

 
Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz with Hematite inclusions plus Barite from Blue Point Mine, Pearl Station, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz with Hematite inclusions plus Barite from Blue Point Mine, Pearl Station, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz with Hematite inclusions plus Barite from Blue Point Mine, Pearl Station, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz with Hematite inclusions plus Barite from Blue Point Mine, Pearl Station, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz with Hematite inclusions plus Barite from Blue Point Mine, Pearl Station, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada

DESCRIPTION:No. 62684
Mineral:Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz with Hematite inclusions plus Barite
Locality:Blue Point Mine, Pearl Station, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
Description:Very large cluster of lustrous transparent grayish-purple amethyst quartz crystals with microscopic red hematite subsurface inclusions that give the amethyst crystals a red-brown appearance. Note the red-brown bladed barite crystals in the upper right. Ex. Thomas A. Penney (1934-2019) collection, collected in the 1970s.
Overall Size:23x14x14 cm
Crystals:micro to 15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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