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Amethyst & Lepidocrocite

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MGR1000807

Amethyst & Lepidocrocite

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Description
Locality: 
Brandberg, Dâures, Erongo Region, Namibia
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.1 × 1.7 × 0.9 cm
Description

A super clear single crystal of amethyst from the Brandberg Area in Namibia. It has a thin habitus and a pointed tip. It shows a smooth purple colour and also has some lepidocrocite attached.

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

Lepidocrocite

Formula: 
γ-Fe3+O(OH)
Strunz: 
4.FE.15
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
Orange
Type Locality: 
Zlaté Hory (Zuckmantel), Olomouc Region, Moravia (Mähren; Maehren), Czech Republic