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Amethyst & Calcite

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Amethyst & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Iraí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11.2 × 9.2 × 2 cm
Description

Complete quartz "blossom" with an amethyst core of light pastel lavender and bright green color, and "blossom leaves" formed by lustrous, sharp-edged rock crystals. Bright calcites are an added attraction of this undamaged piece!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Amethyst

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Formula: 
SiO2
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Purple

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White