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Quartz Var Amethyst

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Quartz Var Amethyst

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Description
Locality: 
Antsakoanimanta, Mangataboahangy, Ambatofinandrahana, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 4 × 5.5 cm
Weight: 
95.00gr
Description

Old time piece. Amethyst cap rests on a stout, translucent quartz column. The amethyst and quartz are lightly frosted. In the past,  the  scepters  of this locality was  the more famous  of Madagascar  but now are seldom on the market.

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