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Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico

 
Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico

Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz from Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 81524
Mineral:Quartz var. Amethyst Quartz
Locality:Piedra Parada, near Las Vigas, Tatatila, Veracruz, Mexico
Description:Intersecting doubly-terminated lustrous transparent purple amethyst quartz crystals to 50 mm on smaller of lustrous transparent colorless quartz crystals to 12 mm. The amethyst crystals are water-clear in the terminations with milky center sections. From my private collection; ex. Tim Swan collection at River Valley Mineral Museum (Rumford, Maine) #600
Overall Size:5x3.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:1-50 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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