Quartz (Var: Amethyst), Calcite

Quartz (Var: Amethyst) : SiO₂, Calcite : CaCO₃

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Locality: Remedios Mine, Taxco de Alarcón (Taxco; Tasco), Mun. de Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico

Flat plate of lilac-purple amethyst crystals with scattered white calcite. The calcite fluoresces orange under UV illumination. No damage. From my personal collection. Overall size of mineral specimen: 17x13x5 cm. Size of individual crystals: 5-50 mm.

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Quartz (Var: Amethyst), Calcite

Quartz (Var: Amethyst) : SiO2, Calcite : CaCO3

Quartz (Var: Amethyst) : SiO₂, Calcite : CaCO₃