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Quartz var. amethyst

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Quartz from Homestake mine, Creede, Mineral Co., Colorado, United States - AH53383
Quartz from Homestake mine, Creede, Mineral Co., Colorado, United States - AH53383

Quartz var. amethyst

#AH53383
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Size
10.5 x 7 x 5 cm - Cabinet 
Formula
SiO2 (RRUFF)
Locality
Homestake mine, Creede, Mineral Co., Colorado, United States

Nice cluster of frosted amethyst with crystals to 8mm. Hampson gives the locality as "Homestake mine" of the Creede district.  I find no reports of a Homesake mine in Creede district. It is associated with platy Baryte on the backside, this may provide a clue to the localtiy.

Quartz

Formula
SiO2 
Crystal System
Trigonal 
Crystal Habit
Crystalline - Coarse, Druse, Crystalline - Fine 
Cleavage
Indistinct, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
brown, colorless, violet, gray, yellow 
Streak
white 
Class
Trigonal - Trapezohedral 
Fracture
Conchoidal 
Hardness
7 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Arnold G Hampson Collection
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