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Quartz var. Smoky-Amethyst Quartz with 2 movable bubbles (enhydro) from Goboboseb Mountains, 43 km west of Brandberg Mountain, Erongo region, Namibia

DESCRIPTION:	No. 72261
Mineral:	Quartz var. Smoky-Amethyst Quartz with 2 movable bubbles (enhydro)
Locality:	Goboboseb Mountains, 43 km west of Brandberg Mountain, Erongo region, Namibia
Description:	Skeletal crystals of lustrous transparent smoky-amethyst quartz crystals on gray calcite crystals with at least two internal moveable bubbles trapped in fluid-filled cavities, commonly called enhydros, that move when the crystal is tipped back and forth. Ex. G. McLoughlin collection
Overall Size:	10.5x5x3.5 cm
Crystals:	5-80 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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