Name/Title
AmethystEntry/Object ID
78.63.316Description
Chemical Composition: SiO2
Description: Common Name: Quartz
Group Name: Silicates
Location: Mexico
Chemistry: SiO2
Description: Delmar described this specimen as a quartz crystal mass from the wall of a mine in Mexico. Colors: Piece has a relatively flat base in white and Amethyst with some tan stains.
Topped with protruding white and faint Amethyst crystals with tan crystals (possibly calcite)Collection
Delmar Smith Mineral CollectionAcquisition
Accession
78.63Source or Donor
Delmar Smith Crystal CollectionAcquisition Method
DonationDimensions
Height
1 inWidth
9 inLength
13-1/2 inDimension Notes
Dimension taken at widest pointsLocation
Location
Shelf
CS-D-1Room
Curation StorageBuilding
Crater Rock MuseumCategory
StorageMoved By
Curtis GardnerDate
December 19, 2023Location
Cabinet
I-2 frontWall
NorthBuilding
Storage (old gift shop upstairs)Date
December 30, 2022