Museum Collection This specimen is part of the museum collection catalog. Not for Sale.
Quartz var. Amethyst
Commodore Mine, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
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Classification |
Mineral |
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No special tags. |
Origin Location |
Commodore Mine, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA |
Description |
A beautiful, small cabinet plate of tiny, perfect Amethyst crystals, beautifully colored in a lavender tone. This piece comes from the famous Commodore mine in Colorado, which is an important, historic mine that is recently listed on the US register of historic places. |
Luster |
Vitreous |
Luster (Groundmass) |
Dull |
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 |
Small Cabinet |
Weight |
Not weighed precisely yet, please inquire. |
Dimensions |
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Quantity |
1 Specimen |
Mineral List |
Quartz: SiO2 silicon dioxide *
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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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Sugilite![Sugilite](/Files/Minerals/Sugilite_598_sm.jpg) Purpurite![Purpurite](/Files/Minerals/Purpurite_16_sm.jpg) Quartz var. Amethyst / Laumontite![Quartz var. Amethyst / Laumontite](/Files/Minerals/QuartzvarAmethystLaumontite_589_sm.jpg) Quartz var. Amethyst![Quartz var. Amethyst](/Files/Minerals/QuartzvarAmethyst_713_sm.jpg) Fluorite![Fluorite](/Files/Minerals/Fluorite_627_sm.jpg) Quartz / Actinolite![Quartz / Actinolite](/Files/Minerals/QuartzActinolite_683_sm.jpg) |
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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Edit Specimen Search Wikipedia: Quartz (Wiki) Search Mindat: Quartz Search Web Mineral DB: Quartz Search for Handbook of Mineralogy: Quartz Search Wikipedia: Amethyst (Wiki) Search Mindat: Amethyst Search Web Mineral DB: Amethyst Search for Handbook of Mineralogy: Amethyst
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