AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Uruguay > Quartz var. Amethyst |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 64197 |
Mineral: | Quartz var. Amethyst |
Locality: | Catalan Agate-Amethyst District, Southern Paraná Basalt Basin, Artigas, Uruguay |
Description: | Lustrous transparent deep-purple amethyst quartz crystals in a rounded formations. The amethyst quartz crystals are stubby crystals dominated by the termination faces with minimal prism faces. Thin patches of a colorless mineral (opal?) on some crystals. |
Overall Size: | 14.5x11x7 cm |
Crystals: | 10-18 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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