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Quartz var. Rose Quartz from Lavra da Ilha, Taquaral, Jequitinhonha River, Minas Gerais, Brazil

 
Quartz var. Rose Quartz from Lavra da Ilha, Taquaral, Jequitinhonha River, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Quartz var. Rose Quartz from Lavra da Ilha, Taquaral, Jequitinhonha River, Minas Gerais, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 70167
Mineral:Quartz var. Rose Quartz
Locality:Lavra da Ilha, Taquaral, Jequitinhonha River, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Description:Lustrous transparent pink rose quartz crystals on an earlier generation of translucent gray quartz. The rose quartz crystals are unusually transparent with good size for this famous locality. Ex. W. Keller #992, acquired in 1982
Overall Size:27x18x14 mm
Crystals:4-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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