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Amethyst

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Amethyst

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Description
Locality: 
Erongo Mountains, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.6 × 2.3 × 1.8 cm
Description

The crystal is water-clear and highly lustrous all around, all edges are sharp terminated. In the upper third you can see intense violet amethyste zonings, in the middle some smoky areas and a more colorless area at the bottom. 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