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Amethyst & Siderite

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Amethyst & Siderite

Floater

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Description
Locality: 
Brandberg, Dâures, Erongo Region, Namibia
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.2 × 5 × 4 cm
Description

The specimen is developed as floater - two large zepzter crystals are set on thin veins of quartz, which are completly covered by tiny sparkling crystals of sencond generation. The zepter crystals are sharp terminated, some faces show "windows", all of them are very glossy. The whole backside of the specimen is covered with tiny, intense red-brown siderite crystals. The specimen is in excellent condition damage-wise, the assemble is much more tri-dimensional and aesthetic in person.

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

Siderite

Formula: 
FeCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Streak: 
White