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Amethyst

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Description
Locality: 
Adrar Tirecht Bou Oudi, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 3 × 2.3 cm
Description

A complete crystal of quartz amethyst with a net and strong purple coloured zoning from Adrar Tirecht Bou Oudi. The rear side it is also crystalized and free of damage, with a small portion of matrix. In September 2008 we were able to get some specimens from that just discovered locality, which is now an active mine that is now completely inaccessible for collectors.

Ex. Iván Blanco 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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