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Amethyst

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Amethyst

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Description
Locality: 
Mamuju Area, West Sulawesi, Indonesia
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.3 × 4.7 × 1.8 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. The bottom was from the rock.

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