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Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Goboboseb Mountains, 43 km west of Brandberg Mountain, Erongo region, Namibia

 
Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Goboboseb Mountains, 43 km west of Brandberg Mountain, Erongo region, Namibia

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Goboboseb Mountains, 43 km west of Brandberg Mountain, Erongo region, Namibia

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Goboboseb Mountains, 43 km west of Brandberg Mountain, Erongo region, Namibia

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Goboboseb Mountains, 43 km west of Brandberg Mountain, Erongo region, Namibia

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Goboboseb Mountains, 43 km west of Brandberg Mountain, Erongo region, Namibia

DESCRIPTION:No. 77703
Mineral:Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz
Locality:Goboboseb Mountains, 43 km west of Brandberg Mountain, Erongo region, Namibia
Description:Lustrous transparent deep-purple amethyst quartz crystal on fragment of brown matrix. The amethyst crystal has internal zoning with vivid purple color and phantom-growth patterns visible in certain orientations. From my personal collection; collected ca. 1984
Overall Size:3.5x2x1.5 cm
Crystals:27 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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