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Amethyst

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Description
Locality: 
Mineralni Bani Sand Pit, Mineralni Bani Municipality, Haskovo Oblast, Bulgaria
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 3.8 × 1.5 cm
Description

A highly reflective plate of sharp, deep purple, amethyst crystals from a very rare Bulgarian location. I recently managed to acquire three examples of this attractive material. Nice specimen.

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
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