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Amethyst

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Amethyst

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Description
Locality: 
Chummibort, Binn Valley, Valais, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.4 × 2.9 × 2.7 cm
Description

The amethyste is not as colorful as his cousins from prominent localities like Mörchner or Fiescher glacier. But generally alpine amethyste is very rare and from this locality in Binn valley it represents an exceptional rarity. The color is light violet, termination is sharp and faces are partly glossy. It is resting on smoky quartz at the base. No significant damages to report.

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