Quartz (Var: Amethyst), Lepidocrocite
Jonesville, Union County, South Carolina, USA
Plate of gray-purple amethyst crystals up to 12 mm with small .2 mm, reddish lepidocrocite crystals scattered throughout included within the amethyst. No damage. Overall size of mineral specimen: 6.5x3x2.5 cm. Size of individual crystals: micro to 12 mm.
© 2003 John H. Betts