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Amethyst

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Amethyst

Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Banská Štiavnica, Banská Štiavnica County, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.6 × 3.9 × 2.8 cm
Description

rare sample of amethyste from this famous classic locality. The crystals show a light lavender colro, they are all sharp and glossy, The specimen should not be under-valued; amethyste from schemnitz is really uncommon.

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