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Amethyst

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Amethyst

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Description
Locality: 
Mörchnerkar, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.1 × 1.7 × 1.3 cm
Description

Alpine amethyste is generally very rare! But this one is even special - most material from this mountain is from Saurüssel area and shows only very light color! This one is closer to peak elevation - from an area called Mörchner Kar, and from this locality the crystals show much better saturation - ad they are even more rare than the other material from Saurüssel. The crystal is water-clear, highly lustrous and sharp terminated all around. No significant damages to report.

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