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Quartz var. Amethystine on Fluorite from Unaweep Canyon, 23.5 km south of Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:	No. 77139
Mineral:	Quartz var. Amethystine on Fluorite
Locality:	Unaweep Canyon, 23.5 km south of Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado
Description:	Unusually large plate of pale-purple amethystine quartz crystals to 9 mm completely covering one face of a plate of translucent green fluorite. A few of the larger quartz crystals have medium-purple core zones, but most crystals are pale. Collected ca. 1975. This quartz outcrop was completely excavated by open pit mining ca. 1983.
Overall Size:	17x12x5 cm
Crystals:	5-9 mm
Status:	Sold - Posted here for reference only
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