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EN56AL0: Quartz crystals (amethyst variety), some of them doubly terminated, that grow as scepters on white Quartz crystals. The amethyst is translucent and has an intense deep color, deeper at the ends of the crystals. It is getting less and less common to find specimens from this locality, which was worked for only a brief time.
La Francesa Mine, Villa Rafael Benegas (Villa Benegas), Mina Clavero, San Alberto Department, Córdoba Province Argentina (01-06/2002)
Specimen size: 6.4 × 4.9 × 4.7 cm = 2.52” × 1.93” × 1.85”
Main crystal size: 5.8 × 2.8 cm = 2.28” × 1.10”
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