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Calcite Amethyst & Hematite

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Calcite Amethyst & Hematite

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Description
Locality: 
Guanajuato, Guanajuato Municipality, Guanajuato, Mexico
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 3.7 × 3.3 cm
Description

A geode of light violet amethyst with several clear plates of colourless calcite. The most interesting in this geode are the dozens of black nedles of hematite scattered in the inside, some showing a strong red hue. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

Amethyst

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Formula: 
SiO2
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Purple

Hematite

Formula: 
Fe2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
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