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QUA5087 - QUARTZ var. Amethyst

QUARTZ var. Amethyst
QUARTZ var. AmethystQUARTZ var. Amethyst
$385.00

Ellis-Jones Mine, near Due West; Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
88mm x 71mm x 55mm
Nice cluster of transparent to translucent short prismatic doubly-terminated amethyst crystals, with the largest crystal measuring 45 mm tall. The specimen is a complete floater, with only a small amount of chipping on the side/back of one crystal. Classic southeastern U.S. amethyst locality; ex. David Pachan collection. An excellent account of the history of this deposit is found in Matrix, Volume 5, Number 1 (Spring, 1997), pages 24 – 30.

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