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Amethyst

Floater

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Description
Locality: 
Mamuju Area, West Sulawesi, Indonesia
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
13.8 × 7.5 × 3.8 cm
Description

Plastic and three-dimensional purple botryoidal amethyst (also well known as chalcedony or grape agate). The amethyst shows partially 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. An undamaged floater piece with good color and rare construction!

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