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Quartz Var Amethyst

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Quartz Var Amethyst

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Description
Locality: 
Vălişoara, Hunedoara County, Romania
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2.8 × 2.2 cm
Description

A fine small miniature of amethsyt crystals in the unique shape and color from the Valisoara - Porkura (during the Austrian-Hungarian empire up to 1919) gold mining district.

These historic amethyst specimens from Porkura were found well over 200 years ago and were at all times very rare on the market.

Please note the article about Porkura in LAPIS  September/2001

Ex collection Otto Scheck, Munich

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

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

Amethyst

Variety Of: 

Quartz

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

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