1.5" Beautiful Quartz Crystal with Amethyst Inclusion - Namibia

This is a beautiful, clear quartz crystal containing amethyst coloration near its base. The termination is chipped. It was collected from the Erongo Mountains in Namibia.

Amethyst is a purple variety of quartz (SiO2) that owes its violet color to natural gamma irradiation, iron impurities, and the presence of trace elements, which result in complex crystal lattice substitutions. It is 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, where they are found in hydrothermally-formed geodes, but many localities around the world produce an amazing variety of amethyst crystals and formations. They are almost always formed in medium- to high-temperature geological settings.


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DETAILS
SPECIES
Quartz var. Amethyst
LOCATION
Erongo Mountains, Namibia
SIZE
1.5" wide
CATEGORY
ITEM
#69193