Quartz (Var: Amethyst), Calcite

Specimen ID: NHJ-AQY

Mineral(s)
Quartz (Var: Amethyst) : SiO2
Calcite : CaCO3
Locality
Mindat locality:
Dimensions
6cm x 5cm x 3.4cm
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A remarkably pretty amethyst, in that the very sparkly amethyst crystals have grown over and on an underlying EUHEDRAL crystal of calcite, giving it an unusual sculptural structure rather than the typical flat plate of prismatic xls you see from here. 6 x 5 x 3.4cm
Robert Lavinsky - 7th February 2006
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