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Amethyst

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Amethyst

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Description
Locality: 
Geyer, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.6 × 8 × 2 cm
Description

Cut and polished amethyst from Geyer, Germany. The piece shows a lively and jagged crystal structure with a changing play of colors. The delicate purple and intense violet colors of the amethyst can be particularly accentuated with backlit. The backside is a natural fracture edge. (1. and 3. photo with LED backlit).

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Amethyst

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Formula: 
SiO2
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Purple