Museum Collection
This specimen is part of the museum collection catalog.
Not for Sale.
Quartz var. Amethyst
Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Nevada, USA
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| Classification |
Mineral |
| Tags |
No special tags. |
| Origin Location |
Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Nevada, USA |
| Description |
This is a fine little cluster of somewhat cloudy Amethyst has good, but subdued lavender coloration in the well defined crystals. This piece is from the vicinity of the famous, rough-and-tumble 19th century silver mining and gambling town that is now a tourist attraction for it's old-west style historical re-enactments and virtually unchanged 150+ year old downtown district, complete with wooden sidewalks and hitching posts, just 30 minutes from Reno, NV. |
| Luster |
Vitreous |
| Luster (Groundmass) |
Not noted, see photo. |
| Optical Phenomena |
Not noted, see photo. |
| Mineral Group / Note |
Not noted, check reference links below. |
| Handling |
No special handling is required. |
| Modifications |
No modifications. |
| Size Group |
Miniature |
| Weight |
45.30 grams |
| Dimensions |
5.00 cm * 3.50 cm * 2.00 cm |
| Quantity |
1 Specimen |
| Mineral List |
Quartz: SiO2
silicon dioxide *
* Formula chemical names are auto-generated - may be incorrect on complex formulas.
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Specimen Analysis |
Color Table
Colors found in this specimen image are shown below. Higher number indicates greater concentration of that color.
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Similarly Colored Minerals:
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Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite Celestine Quartz var. Chlorite Fluorapophyllite-(K) / Mordenite Quartz / Sphalerite / Pyrite Quartz / Actinolite |
Elements in this Specimen:
Elements that are part of the official chemical structure of the minerals occurring in this specimen are indicated below.
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Search Wikipedia: Amethyst (Wiki)
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