| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Quartz var: Amethyst |
| Formula: | SiO2 |
| Comments: | Hematite inclusions in the Amethyst give the strawberry colour. |
| Habit: | doubly terminated scepters on clear quartz prisms to a few cm |
| Colour: | strawberry purple |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Hematite | 2 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Amethyst data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Denny Gulch, Denny Mountain, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 92076 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:92076:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Amethyst |
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| 6.7km (4.2 miles) | ⓘHumpback Mountain, Hansen Creek area, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA |
| 7.4km (4.6 miles) | ⓘBanana Slug claim, Hansen Creek area, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA |
| 9.6km (6.0 miles) | ⓘScout Patrol Peak, Hansen Creek area, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA |
| 10.8km (6.7 miles) | ⓘSpruce Ridge, Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA |
| 11.8km (7.3 miles) | ⓘPurple Hope No. 4 claim, Purple Hope claims, Green Ridge, Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA |
| 12.4km (7.7 miles) | ⓘPurple Hope No. 1 claim, Purple Hope claims, Green Ridge, Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA |
| 12.6km (7.8 miles) | ⓘGreen Ridge Breccia, Green Ridge, Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA |
| 39.0km (24.2 miles) | ⓘBaring Mountain, Index Mining District, Snohomish County, Washington, USA |
| 45.9km (28.5 miles) | ⓘTeanaway Road Middle Fork, Teanaway River, Cle Elum Mining District, Kittitas County, Washington, USA |
| 49.6km (30.8 miles) | ⓘCedar Ponds, Snohomish County, Washington, USA |
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Denny Gulch, Denny Mountain, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA