An extremely rare and famous specimen, this is "the Romero Amethyst twin" to many collectors. It is a freak of nature in that, for some reason, amethyst has not been found in Japan-law twinning as with its smoky and clear cousins. Nobody knows why. Yet, here is a true twin, precisely measured to confirm the relevant angles and prove the fact (often, apparent twins simply are out of plane and not true twins). It is a pristine, floater specimen considered to be perhaps the finest miniature sized quartz specimen from Mexico by many collectors. Romero obtained this piece in the early 1980s and I hear from other collectors that offers were often made to trade it out of him at very high prices, but were always politely turned down. This specimen from the Dr Miguel Romero collection was on loan exhibition to the University of Arizona Museum for over a decade, until my purchase of this collection in 2008. It was on display in special cases at the museum, and has since been featured in the book "The Miguel Romero Collection of Mexico Minerals" which we sponsored as a special supplement book (published by the Mineralogical Record in December of 2008).
Attribution: Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0
You are free:
to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
to remix – to adapt the work
Under the following conditions:
attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.
This work is free and may be used by anyone for any purpose. If you wish to use this content, you do not need to request permission as long as you follow any licensing requirements mentioned on this page.
The Wikimedia Foundation has received an e-mail confirming that the copyright holder has approved publication under the terms mentioned on this page. This correspondence has been reviewed by a Volunteer Response Team (VRT) member and stored in our permission archive. The correspondence is available to trusted volunteers as ticket #2010022810018255.