Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz), Quartz (Var: Amethyst)

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Locality: Goboboseb Mountains, Brandberg Area, Erongo Region, Namibia

From a new find of top-quality smoky to purple transparent amethyst quartz crystals in Namibia. Has enhydro inclusion with moveable bubble easily visible.
Overall size of mineral specimen: 5x3x2.5 cm.
Size of individual crystals: 5 cm.

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