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Quartz var. Amethyst from Alto Uruguai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

 
Quartz var. Amethyst from Alto Uruguai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Quartz var. Amethyst from Alto Uruguai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Quartz var. Amethyst from Alto Uruguai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Quartz var. Amethyst from Alto Uruguai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 81100
Mineral:Quartz var. Amethyst
Locality:Alto Uruguai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Description:Lustrous transparent purple amethyst quartz crystal with no attached matrix. The amethyst crystal has complex crystallization patterns on the bottom half where the amethyst crystallized simultaneously against an adjacent amethyst crystal. Ex. Miller #M279; originally acquired in 1983
Overall Size:7x5x4 cm
Crystals:70 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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