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Amethyst, rhodocrosite

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Amethyst on rhodocrosite, 10.5 cm, from the Los Remedios mine, Taxco, Taxco de Alarcon, Guerrero, Mexico (no. 1093). Ex Miguel Romero #1923 from Cab#8, Dr#13. Acquired in February 2017 from Peter Megaw; Jean des Rivières photo.

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SpeciesAmethyst
SizeCabinet
Dimensions10.5 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityMexico, Guerrero, Remedios Mine
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In Arizona page 24
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Jean des Rivières

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DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Miguel RomeroNot disclosed

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Amethyst
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violet quartz prized for vivid color and crystal forms; affordable Brazilian geodes and razor-sharp Georgia crystals, with collecting localities.
Amethyst
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Amethyst from Remedios Mine
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Remedios Mine
Remedios Mine, Mexico: Taxco locality famed for pink rhodochrosite on quartz, rare paragenesis with ilvaite and galena, and old-mine specimens for collectors.