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11.7" Deep Purple Amethyst Crystal Cluster With Huge Crystals
This is a gorgeous, 11.7" wide amethyst crystal cluster with deep purple coloration and large crystals, collected from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. These crystals have undergone no color treatment or polishing. The largest crystal is 3.2" wide!
There is minor chipping to a couple termination points. There is also noticeable pitting across the entire specimen that naturally occurs when quartz is forming and a foreign object is present to interrupt growth.
There is minor chipping to a couple termination points. There is also noticeable pitting across the entire specimen that naturally occurs when quartz is forming and a foreign object is present to interrupt growth.
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.
SPECIES
Quartz var. Amethyst
LOCATION
Congo
SIZE
11.7 x 8.6"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#185446
