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Amethyst

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Description
Locality: 
Dasoto, Kato Nevrokopi Basin, Drama, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 2.3 × 1.6 cm
Description

Cute, representative example of the rare amethyst from Kato Nevrokopi, one of the little-known European localities for alpine type quartz. The color is very pale and there is some bruising but items like that are highly sought after here in Greece for their rarity.

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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