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Lot 8240

Amethyst Quartz with Ferroginous Overgrowth

4 December 2005, 11:00 PST
Los Angeles

US$300 - US$500

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Amethyst Quartz with Ferroginous Overgrowth

Elbow Lake, near Port Arthur
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

A single, large amethyst point of deep violet hue, showing an interesting mineralogical phenomenon of a secondary quartz overgrowth of deep brownish-red indicating a rich content of iron impurities. Measuring 4 ½ x 5 ½ x 3 ½ in.

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Accompanied by a paper label from the collection of Mrs. Daniel E. Walters, Ramona, California, no. 834.

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