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Amethyst & Quartz

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Amethyst & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Andilamena, Toamasina Province, Madagascar
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
13.2 × 5.2 × 3.4 cm
Description

The Quartz crystals shows milky, translucent quality - it is covered with a chatoyant layer of micro-crystals of second generation. Along one side you can see extrem dark, very intense Amethyste crystals - these show incredible luster, sharp termination and al of them are double terminated. The color is as good as Amethyste could be world-wide - maybe compare-able with darkest, most intense crystals from Uruguay. Please not, that I did photography under daylight - only minor backlight and it is a true explosion of color. The top of the large quartz crystal is undamaged, it consists of several steps and even the bottom is healed, so I can judge this piece as floater. All these uncountable tiny crystals are undamaged.

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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White