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Amethyst & Pyrite

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Amethyst & Pyrite

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Description
Locality: 
Brunita Open Pit, La Paraleja, La Unión, Murcia, Spain
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
7 × 11.5 × 6.5 cm
Description

Heavy specimen with pale purple terminated amethyst crystals on a pyrite matrix

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

Pyrite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
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