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Amethyst

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Amethyst

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Description
Locality: 
Piedra Parada, Tatatila Municipality, Veracruz, Mexico
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.8 × 6 × 4.8 cm
Description

Several sharp highly lustrouse crystals attractively perched on grey matrix. The crystals show windows and some faces consist of tiny little steps. The color is unusual dark and intense. The main crystals are freestanding and exposed in the center of the piece. The smaller crystal at the corner to the right hand side is double terminated. Assemble, color and quality are on very high level, also the piece is in excellent condition damage-wise.

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