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QUARTZ AND AMETHYST

Associazione Minatori per il Museo and Christian Mariotti2014

Museum of Mines of Mercury Monte Amiata

Museum of Mines of Mercury Monte Amiata
Santa Fiora, Grosseto, Italy

Quartz, silicon dioxide, SiO2 is the second most abundant mineral in the earth's crust.
Amethyst is a purple variety of quartz, often associated with basaltic rocks subalcaline, one of the most used gems to create jewelry, seals and intaglios.

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  • Title: QUARTZ AND AMETHYST
  • Creator: Associazione Minatori per il Museo, Christian Mariotti
  • Date Created: 2014
  • Location: VETULONIA TIRLI
  • Publisher: Lucia Franceschelli
Museum of Mines of Mercury Monte Amiata

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