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Amethyst

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Amethyst

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Description
Locality: 
Noqui, Zaire Province, Angola (Republic)
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 5.2 × 1.9 cm
Weight: 
48.00gr
Description

Light coloured crystals of amethyst quartz with the external layer coloured white, with a thin coating in some areas of red iron hydroxides.

It is from Noqui, a very uncommon locality, visited only once by Mr. Albert Van hee in 1958 on the road from Matadi to Noqui. Ex Paul Van hee collection.

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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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