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Amethyst

Floater

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Description
Locality: 
Mamuju Area, West Sulawesi, Indonesia
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.5 × 6 × 2 cm
Description

Plastic and three-dimensional purple botryoidal amethyst (also well known as chalcedony or grape agate). The amethyst shows a plate-like structure with individual protruding roundish spheres. The spheres are purple translucent with satin gloss. Intense violet color that is also reminiscent of the typical amethyst color. A floater-piece with no significant damage to report.

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