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Quartz var. Smoky-Amethyst Quartz (scepter-shaped formation) from Tafelkop, Goboboseb Mountains, 27 km west of Brandberg Mountain, Erongo region, Namibia

DESCRIPTION:	No. 63942
Mineral:	Quartz var. Smoky-Amethyst Quartz (scepter-shaped formation)
Locality:	Tafelkop, Goboboseb Mountains, 27 km west of Brandberg Mountain, Erongo region, Namibia
Description:	Scepter-shaped formation of a 28 mm transparent smoky-amethyst quartz crystal overgrown in epitactic orientation on a smaller 10 mm gray quartz crystal. The smoky-amethyst quartz crystal ha red hematite inclusion and a open cavity on one face.
Overall Size:	3.5x2.5x2 cm
Crystals:	10-30 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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