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

Specimen ID: FC8-RUM

Mineral(s)
Quartz (Var: Amethyst) : SiO2
Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz) : SiO2
Microcline : K(AlSi3O8)
Locality
Mindat locality:
Dimensions
124mm x 64mm x 56mm
Events

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Staggered uniaxial growth of amethystine Quartz crystals, with violet shades of different intensity, denser at the points, superimposed as a scepter on a smoky Quartz crystal. The specimen comes from a site worked during construction of the AVE high speed train line, where it is currently impossible to find new quality specimens. Soliva Quarry (AVE Quarry works), Can Sala, Riudarenes, Comarca La Selva, Gerona / Girona, Catalonia / Catalunya, Spain Found in: 2004 Specimen size: 12.4 × 6.4 × 5.6 cm = 4.88” × 2.52” × 2.20” Main crystal size: 3.6 × 2.5 cm = 1.42” × 0.98” Reference: MX47AL4
Jordi Fabre - 16th February 2023

Photo added to mindat.org

Staggered uniaxial growth of amethystine Quartz crystals, with violet shades of different intensity, denser at the points, superimposed as a scepter on a smoky Quartz crystal. The specimen comes from a site worked during construction of the AVE high speed train line, where it is currently impossible to find new quality specimens. Soliva Quarry (AVE Quarry works), Can Sala, Riudarenes, Comarca La Selva, Gerona / Girona, Catalonia / Catalunya, Spain Found in: 2004 Specimen size: 12.4 × 6.4 × 5.6 cm = 4.88” × 2.52” × 2.20” Main crystal size: 3.6 × 2.5 cm = 1.42” × 0.98” Reference: MX47AL4
Jordi Fabre - 16th February 2023
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