Calcite with Quartz
specimen number:
3333016
location:
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
description:
Grouping of colorless scalenohedral calcite crystals, this accented with gemmy crystals of citrine to 2.0 cm in size and larger. In very good condition. I suspect the citrine has been created by heat treating what was previously amethyst.
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