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Amethyst

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Amethyst

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Description
Locality: 
Westenfeld Quarry, Sundern, Sauerland, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.9 × 4.6 × 6.3 cm
Description

A nice specimen of very rare amethyste from sauerland. Amethyste shows intensively violet color with dark area. The crystals are grown on metasomatic, devonian limestone.

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