Quartz, var. Amethyst |
Quartz, var. Amethyst |
Specimen # | 200014 | |
Mineral: | Quartz, variety Amethyst | |
Location: | Diamond Willow Mine, McTavish Twp., Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada | |
Size: | 11.9 x 7.7 x 3.6 cm | |
Detailed Description
A plate of beautiful Thunder Bay amethyst crystals exhibiting the classic combinatinon of medium-purple and hematite-red in good-sized crystals. This piece was found in the pocket clay - it detached from the surrounding rock during the brecciation at the end of the formation phase, and all of the surfaces on the backside, including the undersides of incomplete crystals at the periphery, show recrystallization texture. The crystals are sharp and lustrous, with internal colour zoning and tiny discs/spherules of red hematite visible with magnification. In excellent condition, no damage other than two nicked tips. A fantastic Thunder Bay amethyst specimen.
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Detailed Description
A plate of beautiful Thunder Bay amethyst crystals exhibiting the classic combinatinon of medium-purple and hematite-red in good-sized crystals. This piece was found in the pocket clay - it detached from the surrounding rock during the brecciation at the end of the formation phase, and all of the surfaces on the backside, including the undersides of incomplete crystals at the periphery, show recrystallization texture. The crystals are sharp and lustrous, with internal colour zoning and tiny discs/spherules of red hematite visible with magnification. In excellent condition, no damage other than two nicked tips. A fantastic Thunder Bay amethyst specimen.
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