Quartz var Amethyst

Amethyst has been found on the old Donald Plantation north of U.S. Highway 40 about
2.5 miles northwest of Charlotte Courthouse. Purple and pale lilac crystals with several intermediate shades have been found . This deposit was mined on a small scale in 1912. This piece was obtained by George Loud at the Richmond rock swap in 2003. It was collected by Rudy Bland.

Locality: Charlotte Courthhouse, Charlotte County, Virginia

Composition: silicon dioxide