Pink Quartz is a variety of crystalline quartz, translucent or opaque transparency. Its pink color is due to its titanium content. Pink quartz is often found in the form of massive aggregates and rarely in the form of crystals. It belongs to the group of silicates-tectosilicicals and its hardness is 7 on the Mohs scale.
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Amethyst is a variety of quartz of magmatic and hydrothermal origin. Its violet color is due to the iron oxide content and because it has been subjected to high temperatures in its formation. Color intensity usually concentrates on the tips of crystals and can sometimes also have milky quartz bands.
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