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Amethyst from
Aïr Mountains, Agadez, Niger


Locality type:Mountain Range
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Amethyst
Formula:SiO2
Comments:Information: Michelin Philippe
Amethyst from Abardok, Aïr Massif, Southern Aïr, Agadez Department, Niger
Collected by Salam from Niger (miners) Niger trader.
Seller Aquapaza, Sylvain Leroux from Brussels, Belgium
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Analysis Reference:THM-5XD
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz5 photos of Amethyst associated with Quartz at this locality.
Ferruginous Quartz1 photo of Amethyst associated with Ferruginous Quartz at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Amethyst data
Locality Data:Click here to view Aïr Mountains, Agadez, Niger
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1295106
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1295106:2
GUID (UUID V4):a8a7b83a-fe61-4451-9f1e-3b01994b519b
Localities for Amethyst in this Region
Abardok, South Aïr, Aïr Mountains, Agadez, Niger
References
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genthelvite from the Taghouaji complex (Aïr Mountains, Niger). American Mineralogist 75, 909-914. Raimbault...U–Pb monazite and zircon data from the Sudetes Mountains in SW Poland; evidence for a singlecycle Variscan...and eastern part of the Erzgebirge/Krušné hory mountains, respectively, and have been chosen due to their...the KarkonoszeIzera Massif within the Sudety Mountains, SW Poland. Skalna Brama pegmatite (Fig. 1A) was...vicinity of Szklarska Poręba region in Karkonosze Mountains (Reisengebrige). Kwartalnik Geologiczny, 4, 565-5587
 
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