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Epidote on Amethyst Quartz with Hematite inclusions (phantom-growth zones) from Hongquizhen Quarry, Liangshan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China

DESCRIPTION:	No. 73660
Mineral:	Epidote on Amethyst Quartz with Hematite inclusions (phantom-growth zones)
Locality:	Hongquizhen Quarry, Liangshan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
Description:	Lustrous transparent purple-gray amethyst quartz crystals up to 28 mm with lustrous translucent dark-green epidote crystals to 7 mm and inclusions dark microscopic hematite crystals forming phantom-growth zones internally. Collected ca. 2005
Overall Size:	5.5x4.5x2 cm
Crystals:	micro to 28 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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