Amethyst

Object/Artifact

-

Crater Rock Museum

Name/Title

Amethyst

Entry/Object ID

78.63.316

Description

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 Collection

Acquisition

Accession

78.63

Source or Donor

Delmar Smith Crystal Collection

Acquisition Method

Donation

Dimensions

Height

1 in

Width

9 in

Length

13-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Dimension taken at widest points

Location

Location

Shelf

CS-D-1

Room

Curation Storage

Building

Crater Rock Museum

Category

Storage

Moved By

Curtis Gardner

Date

December 19, 2023

Location

Cabinet

I-2 front

Wall

North

Building

Storage (old gift shop upstairs)

Date

December 30, 2022