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| Species: | Quartz var: Amethyst |
| Formula: | SiO2 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Calcite | 10 photos of Amethyst associated with Calcite at this locality. |
| Hematite | 4 photos of Amethyst associated with Hematite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Amethyst data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Catalán Grande, Artigas Department, Uruguay |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1306341 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1306341:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 342218b3-5380-4956-a7fd-23ad43d45953 |
| Localities for Amethyst in this Region |
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| Catalán Grande Quarry, Catalán Grande, Artigas Department, Uruguay |
| Norte Quarry, Catalán Grande, Artigas Department, Uruguay |
| Nearest other occurrences of Amethyst |
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| 22.0km (13.7 miles) | ⓘSanta Ana Quarry, Artigas, Artigas Department, Uruguay |
| 24.4km (15.2 miles) | ⓘSan Eugenio, Artigas Department, Uruguay |
| 25.1km (15.6 miles) | ⓘArtigas, Artigas Department, Uruguay |
| 29.0km (18.0 miles) | ⓘLa Bolsa quarry, Artigas Department, Uruguay |
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| Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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 | Duarte, Lauren C., Hartmann, Leo A., Ronchi, Luiz H., Berner, Zsolt, Theye, Thomas, Massonne, Hans J. (2011) Stable isotope and mineralogical investigation of the genesis of amethyst geodes in the Los Catalanes gemological district, Uruguay, southernmost Paraná volcanic province. Mineralium Deposita, 46 (3) 239-255 doi:10.1007/s00126-010-0323-6 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | of the genesis of amethyst geodes in the Los Catalanes gemological district, Uruguay, southernmost Paraná...the world-class amethyst-geode deposits of the Los Catalanes gemological district, Uruguay, constrain processes...silica minerals in geodes (chalcedony, quartz, and amethyst) are much larger and the values generally somewhat...producers of amethyst and agate geodes (600 tons/month) are Brazil (Ametista do Sul) and Uruguay (Los Catalanes)...Engenharia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil e-mail: lauren.duarte@ufrgs |
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Catalán Grande Quarry, Catalán Grande, Artigas Department, Uruguay