Quartz (Var: Amethyst) - Austria, Tyrol

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Quartz (Var: Amethyst)
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ColorsBrown
SizeLarge
Dimensions10.7 x 8.2 x 5.3 cm
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Description
A very hard-to-obtain AUSTRIAN amethyst from the Austrian alpine mountains! It features large, fat crystals with high luster. Just inside the surface of the crystals is a thin layer of an included (unidentified) dark mineral, as tiny spheres. There is also some hematite inclusion. The crystals measure to 6 cm in height, and over 3 cm across. They are in fine condition!
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