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Quartz var. Amethyst (with rare pinacoid termination face) from Four Peaks Amethyst Deposit, Mazatzal Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona

 
Quartz var. Amethyst (with rare pinacoid termination face) from Four Peaks Amethyst Deposit, Mazatzal Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona

Quartz var. Amethyst (with rare pinacoid termination face) from Four Peaks Amethyst Deposit, Mazatzal Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona

Quartz var. Amethyst (with rare pinacoid termination face) from Four Peaks Amethyst Deposit, Mazatzal Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona

Quartz var. Amethyst (with rare pinacoid termination face) from Four Peaks Amethyst Deposit, Mazatzal Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona

Quartz var. Amethyst (with rare pinacoid termination face) from Four Peaks Amethyst Deposit, Mazatzal Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona

DESCRIPTION:No. 68281
Mineral:Quartz var. Amethyst (with rare pinacoid termination face)
Locality:Four Peaks Amethyst Deposit, Mazatzal Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona
Description:Transparent quartz crystal with central zone of deep-purple amethyst color. This quartz crystal has the rare pinacoid C-face across the top edge of the termination. Collected in November 1986 by David M. Shannon (1942-2004)
Overall Size:25x17x12 mm
Crystals:23 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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