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Quartz var. Amethyst (scepter-shaped crystals) from Goboboseb Mountains, 43 km west of Brandberg Mountain, Erongo region, Namibia

DESCRIPTION:	No. 75851
Mineral:	Quartz var. Amethyst (scepter-shaped crystals)
Locality:	Goboboseb Mountains, 43 km west of Brandberg Mountain, Erongo region, Namibia
Description:	Lustrous transparent purple amethyst quartz crystals with no attached matrix. The central amethyst quartz crystal is scepter-shaped (large cap, narrow stem) with skeletal (hollow) termination faces. Small milky quartz crystals are on the rear. Collected ca. 1998
Overall Size:	5.5x3x2.5 cm
Crystals:	3-50 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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