Quartz, variety amethyst

Description

Quartz variety amethyst, purple prismatic crystals lining broken triangular chalcedony geode, associated with calcite, from Minas Gerais, Brazil

Museum reference

G.1986.37.1

Collection

Natural Sciences

Object name

Quartz, variety amethyst

Collection place(s)

Minas Gerais, Brazil, South America

Associations

Quartz, variety chalcedony
Calcite

Exhibitions

• Window on the World (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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