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5.3" Sparkly Amethyst & Calcite Cluster With Wood Base - Uruguay
This is a beautiful, 5.3" tall, grape jelly-colored amethyst crystal cluster from the world famous amethyst mines near Artigas, Uruguay. The edges of the geode have been polished. Clusters of small clear rhombohedral and golden brown calcite crystals are intermingled throughout the amethyst.
It comes with a custom-fitted wood base for display.
It comes with a custom-fitted wood base for display.
While Brazil is a much more prolific producer of amethyst, the amethyst mined near Artigas, Uruguay tends to be much darker with higher quality crystals. We import our material directly from the mines in Uruguay, allowing us to offer it at better retail prices than anyone else. We carry a large variety of geodes, amethyst clusters, and collector quality crystal formations.
Amethyst is a purple variety of quartz (SiO2) that owes its violet color to natural irradiation, iron impurities, and the presence of trace elements, resulting 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, but many localities around the world produce an amazing variety of amethyst crystals and formations.
Amethyst is a purple variety of quartz (SiO2) that owes its violet color to natural irradiation, iron impurities, and the presence of trace elements, resulting 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, but many localities around the world produce an amazing variety of amethyst crystals and formations.
SPECIES
Quartz var. Amethyst & Calcite
LOCATION
Artigas, Uruguay
SIZE
5.3 x 3.7 x 3.1", not including base
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#275658