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1.9" Spotted Phantom Amethyst Crystal Cluster with Epidote - China
This is a beautiful, 1.9" wide amethyst crystal cluster featuring clusters of epidote and red-purple spotted phantoms caused by hematite. It comes from the Hongxizhen unnamed mining area in the Sichuan Province of China.
This specimen has been mounted to an acrylic display base.
This specimen has been mounted to an acrylic display base.
About Amethyst
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.
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.
$29
SPECIES
Quartz var. Amethyst & Epidote
LOCATION
Hongxizhen Unnamed Mining Area, Meigu County, Liangshan Yi, Sichuan, China
SIZE
1.9" wide
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#290451
