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Amethyst & Agate

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Description
Locality: 
Setz Quarry, Idar Oberstein, Hunsrück, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.6 × 7.6 × 4.3 cm
Description

Very nice amethyst vug with an agate layer. Agate-amethyst-'almonds' like this are very rare and sought after. This beauty was cut and polished with the matrix, bottom cut to supply a good stand. Very attractive specimen. The original color is a little less strong.

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

Agate

Variety Of: 

Chalcedony

Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Formula: 
SiO2
Hardness: 
0.0

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