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Amethyst

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Amethyst

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Description
Locality: 
Radstädter Tauern, Salzburg, Austria
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.2 × 3.1 × 2.6 cm
Description

Fantastic Alpine rarity from Austria. Amethyst var sceptre from Kreealm in Salzburg. The crystal shows a pale shaft and a well formed and smooth purple coloured sceptre. The specimen also shows a fantastic lustre and a well preserved tip. Also the patterns along the faces are really interesting.

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