Quartz (Var: Amethyst)

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Locality: Saurüssel, Mörchner area, Zemmgrund, Ziller valley, North Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria

Doubly-terminated purple amethyst quartz crystal with complex terminations and crystal faces. Small rosette of hematite on one end. The complex surfaces look incomplete, but all faces are naturally crystallized. Overall size of mineral specimen: 5x3x2 cm. Size of individual crystals: 5 cm.

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