1.5" Amethyst Crystal with Spotted Phantom and Epidote - China

Amethyst Crystal with Spotted Phantom and Epidote - China #214655

This is a beautiful, 1.5" wide amethyst crystal that is naturally associated with green epidote. A spotted phantom can be seen within the crystal, likely as a result of epidote or hematite inclusions. It comes from the Hongxizhen unnamed mining area in the Sichuan Province of China.

It has been mounted to an acrylic display base with mineral tack.

Amethyst is a purple variety of quartz (SiO2) and owes its violet color to natural irradiation, iron impurities, and the presence of trace elements, which result in complex crystal lattice substitutions. It’s considered a semi-precious gemstone, and just two centuries ago was considered to have a value on par with diamonds, sapphires and rubies. The largest and best known amethyst deposits occur in southern Brazil and Uruguay but many localities around the world produce an amazing variety of amethyst crystals and formations.

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