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Quartz Sceptre

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Quartz Sceptre

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Description
Locality: 
Animas District, San Juan County, Colorado, United States of America
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.7 × 2.2 × 1.5 cm
Description

 A very sharp sceptre that is actually a very light amethyst color. The high mountainsin the Silverton area produce scepters from several different localities and I'm not sure which specific one this crystal was dug. There is slight chipping due to the freeze/thaw cycle at this extreme locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White
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