Mineral: Quarz (variety amethyst)
Locality: Monzonite quarries, Plauenscher Grund, Dresden, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany
Dimensions: 6 x 4 x 3 cm

Description: A classic from the "Ratssteinbruch" from around 1927 with a reddish, oily, shimmering hematite coating.

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