Name QUARTZ
Variety AMETHYST WITH EPIDOTE
Origin Loshan (MeigĂș) China
Hardness 7
Composition SiO2
Crystaline sys. TRIGONAL
Size   12x10x5 cm
Weight 650 gr




Description:
Quartz was chosen by the geologist Friedrich Mohs to represent grade 7 in his famous scale of hardness dating back to 1825, and which is still valid nowadays. Quartz crystals star in some of the most spectacular inclusions of the mineral world. Here we show an specimen of Amethyst, penetrated by brilliants crystals of green epidote.


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QUARTZ



VARIETY AMETHYST WITH EPIDOTE