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Quartz var. Amethyst from Simeone Quarry, Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

 
Quartz var. Amethyst from Simeone Quarry, Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Quartz var. Amethyst from Simeone Quarry, Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Quartz var. Amethyst from Simeone Quarry, Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

DESCRIPTION:No. 76957
Mineral:Quartz var. Amethyst
Locality:Simeone Quarry, Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Description:Two intersecting lustrous transparent purple amethyst quartz crystals with remnants of matrix included in the bottom. The amethyst crystals are doubly terminated, with phantom-growth zones of deeper color in the cores. Received in trade from Robert Sproule on 24 June 1995
Overall Size:27x22x21 mm
Crystals:26-27 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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