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Amethyst from
Summit, Vorderer Zinggenstock, Zinggenstöcke, Oberaar lake area, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland


Locality type:Peak
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Amethyst
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Amethyst data
Locality Data:Click here to view Summit, Vorderer Zinggenstock, Zinggenstöcke, Oberaar lake area, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:557280
Long-form Identifier:1:3:557280:9
GUID (UUID V4):37b0c0e9-ab60-430f-9c3e-133a98164332
Nearest other occurrences of Amethyst
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘOberaarhorn, Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Bern, Switzerland
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘVorderes Galmihorn, BĂ€chi Valley (Reckingen Valley), Reckingen, Goms, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘBurg - Fiesch Glacier area, Fieschertal, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘBielig Valley (Selking Valley), Biel, Grafschaft, Goms, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘTrift, Burg - Fiesch Glacier area, Fieschertal, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘAlpe Vova, Premia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘBlattjengrat, MĂ€tti Valley, Grengiols, Östlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘChummibort, Grengiols, Östlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘHelsenhorn, Grengiols, Östlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland
29.4km (18.2 miles) ⓘHillehorn northeast slope, Chummibort, Grengiols, Östlich Raron, Valais, Switzerland
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war. The dry and desolate Ullswater valley in the Lake District providing superb halite and selenite specimens...770248. The new Intergalactic Theme Park covering an area of 500 square miles of Alston Moor with its centre...by the Long Rake Spar Company. It is working an area last mined during the 19th Century; some of the...Many sites of mining activity can be seen in the area and the Pike Lane site lies about one mile south...Winster Moor basaltic lava, and as is usual in the area, the deposit was probably capped by a volcanic clay
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(“the MAD Group”), formed in 1979, and the Houston Area Mineralogical Society (“the HAMS Group”), formed...collecting group with the same focus as the Houston area group. The dealer community serving advanced mineral...held by private individuals in any geographical area in the Western Hemisphere and probably the world...Record, November–December, 2020 Kevin Brown Amethyst, 8.7 cm, from Jackson’s Crossroads, Wilkes County...opportunities to broaden interest in the hobby through area shows and museums and hope our activities provide
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Collected by George Stacy; Jeff Scovil photo. Amethyst, 12 cm, from Collegeville, Pennsylvania. Collected...June a heavy rain revealed that this mineralized area contained prehnite balls (exceeding 1 inch in diameter)...of the wall was cracked by the blasting in this area and was very dangerous. The fault zone lay 1 to...the prehnite tube. The first person to find the area collected some of the prehnite and was then injured...Arizona mineral museum has an extensive ‘bruised’ area in the center which resulted from the specimen falling
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mineral collection. se rs eee 7 ar oltre) LAKe sho 363.8 oe saline 3 re Campus eTTTT 16.2...jeweler, Lucerne, Curator, private museum, SWITZERLAND ye CLAUDE GUILLEMIN, Director, National Geological...STALDER, Curator, National History Museum, Bern, SWITZERLAND „& JAROSLAV SVENEK, Professor, National Museum...Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, SWITZERLAND j& DAVID WILBER, dealer and collector, Reno,...California, U.s. A. WERNER BURGER, collector, Zurich, SWITZERLAND „& FRED CASSIRER, collector, New York, New York
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edward gubelin, collector and jeweler, Lucerne, Switzerland ^ claude guillemin, Director, National Geological...stalder, Curator, National History Museum, Bern, Switzerland ^ jaroslav svenek, Professor, National Museum...Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, SWITZERLAND ^ david WILBER, dealer and collector, Reno, Nevada...u. S. A. ^ werner burger, collector, Zurich, Switzerland ^ fred cassirer, collector, New York, New York...Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland ^ JOHN JAGO, collector, San Francisco, California
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Behnke Northbrook, IL Eric Offermann Arlesheim, Switzerland Jeffrey A. Scovil Phoenix, AZ Harold and Erica...GWINDEL, 9.5 cm, from the G scheneralp, Uri, Switzerland. Daniel von Fl e collection; photo by Thomas...Hungarian/Czech ancestry with family roots in the mining area of Zinnwald in Bohemia. Rich began collecting minerals...New Jersey from 1963 through 1971, including the Summit quarry and the world-famous Prospect Park quarry...and the Leadville area, amazonite and associated species from the Crystal Peak area, and many antique
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Calcite crystals, Marcasite and Pyrite cubes. The area around the confluence of the Loup River with the...and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte R., especially...wood). CHEYENNE, DEUEL, GARDEN & KEITH COUNTIES AREA, between North and South Platte rivers and in all...mi. to a lone butte, one of the best collecting area in the Midwest statesï‚ŸFairburn agates, jasper, carnelian...N 20 mi., all area of the Little Bad landsï‚Ÿvertebrate fossil remains;  Pine Ridge, areaï‚ŸQuartz concretions
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CARNELIAN TOURMALINE OPALS ‱ AOATI ‱ ‱ AMETHYST URINE ‱ ‱ BERYL MOONSTONE CITRINE GEM...testing "scratched" scratch was Many which is area, Wet is calcite, a pocket knife blade tests...arrange- ment of these surfaces. Quartz and amethyst, for example, are frequently crystallized in...where they found many of stones, such as quartz amethyst, tourmaline, beryl, topaz and spodumene. crystals...great plains are thinly distributed over a wide area and specific locations are comparatively few,
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18:65-74 Phosphate microminerals of the Indian Mountain area [Georgia and Alabama] (by J.B. Gordon, Jr. & C....minerals in the Alpine ar,d Subalpine region [Switzerland,Austria and Iti:Jy](by C. M. Gramaccioli) 8:287-293...cvm M1ETHYST Amethyst (by F. Hassan) 3:221-225 Mineralization of the Four Peaks amethyst deposit. Maricopa...& T. Rybicki) 7:72-77 Axinite. hydromagnesite,amethyst and other minerals from near Vit6ria da Conquista...Brazil (by J.P. & J. 0. Cassedanne) 8:382-387 Amethyst from the Thunder Bay region, Ontario (by D. G
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COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare alluvial Diamond. THEBES: c area gravel deposits...jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw formation... CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E, regional deposits⎯Siderite...COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason Cr.⎯fossils; d Coal City, on area mine dumps...the United States EAST BROOKLYN (SE of Gardner), area coal mine dumps⎯Marcasite, Pyrite. HANCOCK COUNTY
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COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare alluvial Diamond. THEBES: c area gravel deposits...jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw formation... CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E, regional deposits⎯Siderite...COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason Cr.⎯fossils; d Coal City, on area mine dumps...the United States EAST BROOKLYN (SE of Gardner), area coal mine dumps⎯Marcasite, Pyrite. HANCOCK COUNTY
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bundred differing samples of native silver from tbe Lake Superior copper rnines, some pieces part copper...tbe Colorado, Brazilian, and Siberian topaz; the amethyst, the garnet, the zircon, and a moonstone from...chrysoprase from New Mexico; rare chlorastrolites from Lake Superior and cbiastolite. Colorado gems are more...marvelous mineral mystery. lt is from St. Gothard, Switzerland. Tbe foregoing notice of Prof. Srnith's rnineral...collected minerals extensively in the Tri-state area and in Colorado. His collection contained outstanding
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Giibelin Gemmological Laboratory, Lucerne, Switzerland 3. Caterham, Surrey, U.K. ABSTRACT: Barrington...Giibelin Australian and Gemmological Laboratory, Switzerland. This work includes gemmological studies on ...alluvial corundums that were studied from the Gummi area, which is drained by the upper Manning River. of...with the Trat Thailand suites forming a 'ruby-rich' area. Further west basalts of south-eastern Thailand...(probably East Pallin mining area); 'Pailin' (probably East Pailin mining area); NIR, 280 to 880 nm) spectra
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Among them there may be one who Is familiar with the area you re planning to v1sIt and who can give sound...precise maps needed can be cho sen are provided 5 LAKE SUPERIOR .,. #<:, 9 .. ___ _____ ; =~~= 0:;~~~=s--_...·=-'--~c--- TO COPPER HARBOR !ROCK SHOPSl r::::-::, LAKE BAILEY N I DELAWARE MINE DUMPS IOATOUTE CHLORASTROUTEI...HARD SURFACE Field drawing to locate a collecting area, describe the condition of the roads, and mark out...Southwestern Maine around the town of Pans. and the rugged area north and east of San Diego Cal1forn1a, have long
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...........33 Arizona – Maricopa Co. Morristown area Site Map ..........................................................34 Arizona – Mohave Co. Oatman area Site Map .......................................................42 Arizona – Yavapia Co. Ash Fork area Site Map ..................................................42 Arizona – Yavapia Co. Burro Creek area Site Map ........................................43...Test Station area Site Map ................................48 Arkansas – Carroll Co. Busch area Site Map
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the friends trip Among them, there with the area you re planning to sound advice as give Plan...chosen are provided drawing to locate a collecting area, describe the condition of the roads, and mark out...obtainable under the Be sure flap closure. to lake along a stout cord: before descending a steep...Maine, around the town of Paris, and the rugged area north and east of San Diego, several years. stuff...minerals. If the mine owners permit, examine the area mine shaft and the ore in the trucks front of the
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GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy minerals, petrified wood; d area limestone...Celestite, marble; e SIXMILE (hamlet on Sixmile Cr.), area of abandoned mines⎯Barite (crystallized, massive...massive & nodular), Fluorite. CENTREVILLE: c area stream gravel, road cuts, banks, etc.⎯siliceous gemstones;...Limonite, and some Calcite crystals. WOODSTOCK, area⎯Vivianite. BLOUNT COUNTY BLOUNTSVILLE: c W 1 mi...Pond⎯agate nodules. 1 Alabama BLOUNT-ETOWAH COUNTIES AREA: c West Red Mt., top and NW slopes, and d in Murphrees
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GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy minerals, petrified wood; d area limestone...Celestite, marble; e SIXMILE (hamlet on Sixmile Cr.), area of abandoned mines⎯Barite (crystallized, massive...massive & nodular), Fluorite. CENTREVILLE: c area stream gravel, road cuts, banks, etc.⎯siliceous gemstones;...Limonite, and some Calcite crystals. WOODSTOCK, area⎯Vivianite. BLOUNT COUNTY BLOUNTSVILLE: c W 1 mi...Pond⎯agate nodules. 1 Alabama BLOUNT-ETOWAH COUNTIES AREA: c West Red Mt., top and NW slopes, and d in Murphrees
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Thousands of pounds of amethyst were collected from the I993 discovery at the historic Deer Hill locality...University of Singapore] at 15:39 10 August 2015 Amethyst Discovery on Stow, Oxford County, Maine WOODROW...small prospect-called the Intergalactic pit-in an area of Deer Hill that has lured prospectors for many...is thought to be the largest concentration of amethyst crystals ever found on Deer Hill. During July...clay-filled pockets yielded several thousand pounds of amethyst, a sizeable percentage of which consists of lustrous
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CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD, area creek...COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships of Washington...(on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE, area Co. exposures of blue clay...(crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay in rd. cuts, pits...SINKING SPRING, area ore deposit (most important in Ohio) ⎯Hematite. HOCKING COUNTY AREA exposures throughout
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CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD, area creek...COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships of Washington...(on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE, area Co. exposures of blue clay...(crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay in rd. cuts, pits...SINKING SPRING, area ore deposit (most important in Ohio) ⎯Hematite. HOCKING COUNTY AREA exposures throughout
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LJ Emerald, Beryl *"» Agate ** Jade =p Amethyst ^ X ) y ' £f h % ^ K Gem Hunter's ...California and the Sonoran desert of Arizona, the lake beaches of the Middle West, the broad plains and...ivory and carmine enclosing a turbulent mass of amethyst. I bought it some years ago for a few shillings...were unlucky long made them unfashionable, and amethyst lost some of its high status when the abundant...wetting the specimen, rubbing the area, and examining it after the area dries. Tests should be made only
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Medenbach Bochum, Germany Eric Offermann Arlesheim, Switzerland photomicrography Julius Weber Mamaroneck, New...current rate ($13 for one year; $24 for two BANCROFT AREA }BANCROFT BANNOCKBURN ELDORADO' H WY 7 O T T A...CHAFFEE COUNTY California mine Nathrop, Browns Creek Area (Beryl var. Aquamarine and Goshenite, Molybdenite...Mount Antero, White Mountain Nathrop, Browns Creek Area (Beryl var. Aquamarine, Phenakite, Quartz var. Smoky...mine Idaho Springs District, Ute Creek Area (Gold, Quartz, Amethyst, Galena) Freeland mine Freeland, Lamartine
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Department of Conservation; and on the Four Peaks amethyst deposit in Arizona by Dr. F. W. Galbraith of the...Information was also supplied by Dowse’s Agate Shop, Salt Lake City, Utah, by William J. Bingham of St. Paul, Minnesota...deposits. Permission to visit other mines in the Pala area was kindly granted by Charles Reynolds of Lilac...crystals . Map of Corundum Hill—Ellijay area . Map of Cowee Creek area . Cowee Creek gravel washing . Yogo...mass Ramona mines Rock crystal and amethyst Cut and rough amethyst Asteriated rose quartz sphere Rough
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as a protection against drunkenness - the name amethyst in fact means 'not drunken'. Clear transparent...positional changes within the crust, covers a wide area, or region. The slaty texture is very marked in...hydrothermal products are agate amygdales with amethyst, calcite, and other minerals in basalts; minerals...freshwater deposits of iron, known as bog iron ore and lake iron ore. Salt deposits are characteristic examples...collection, it requires a microscope to look at it. The area in which one lives is also .i controlling factor
 
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