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Amethyst & Aragonite

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Amethyst & Aragonite

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Description
Locality: 
High Atlas Mountains, High Atlas, Morocco
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10 × 10 × 6 cm
Description

A geode lined with purple amethyst crystals hosting sprays of colorless aragonite needles

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

Aragonite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Gallo river, Molina de Aragón, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain