Quartz (variety amethyst) epitactic Calcite (Ref: MR72AB7)
La Soberana Quarry, Catalán Grande area, Artigas Department Uruguay
195mm x 180mm x 140mm
minID: FWV-3CK
Druse of Quartz (variety amethyst) crystals, one of them clearly dominant and with a considerable size. They are coating the surfaces of a group of now missing Calcite crystals, preserving their original shape. The crystals show a neat geometric color zoning, clearer on the prism faces and deep violet on the terminations. The sample is from a not well known quarry at the classic Artigas área and where very interesting and esthetic samples are today being recovered.La Soberana Quarry, Catalán Grande area, Artigas Department Uruguay (09/2011)
Specimen size: 19.5 × 18 × 14 cm = 7.68” × 7.09” × 5.51”
Main crystal size: 8 × 5.3 cm = 3.15” × 2.09”
From: Fabre Minerals
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