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Amethyst from
Bombori, Chayanta Province, Potosí, Bolivia


Classification
Species:Quartz var: Amethyst
Formula:SiO2
Comments:Most crystals show characteristic "reverse scepters".
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calciteⓘ456 photos of Amethyst associated with Calcite at this locality.
Baryteⓘ6 photos of Amethyst associated with Baryte at this locality.
Celadoniteⓘ3 photos of Amethyst associated with Celadonite at this locality.
Chlorite Group1 photo of Amethyst associated with Chlorite Group at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Amethyst data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bombori, Chayanta Province, Potosí, Bolivia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (149 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:415066
Long-form Identifier:1:3:415066:4
GUID (UUID V4):6e950add-52c4-4fd6-96a2-3a5a9a22cc9a
Localities for Amethyst in this Region
Llocalla mine, Bombori, Chayanta Province, Potosí, Bolivia
References
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Report (issue)
No. 12: Bolivia ht of Mineral Collecting N 978-0-9790998-5-4 Publisher Lithographie, LLC Denver, Colorado...specimen 'being sold with the shrine when he was in Bolivia buying mineral specimens in the 1970s. He took...ophyllite; 5. 2 cm tall Cerro Rico, Potosi, B,atillo province, Potosi Andy Seibel col/action Jejf-SC,m/.plwto...Yaalte: 12.5 cm wide Siglo XX Mine, ,U� Bustillo province, Potosi Malty Zinn colkdknt (ex Marv Rausch) Jase...640 200 100 600 The Political Divisions of Bolivia (after United Nations Map No. 3875, Peacekeeping
 
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