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18" Tall Amethyst Cathedral (115 lbs) - Brazil (Clearance Price)
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This is a large, 18" tall amethyst cathedral geode from Minas Gerais, Brazil. It weighs 115 lbs and is full of large, sparkling, purple amethyst crystals surrounded by clear quartz. The base has been cut flat and the back of the geode has been strengthened with black resin as is done with all of these geodes.
Nice big crystals with good terminations and a lot of sparkle in this specimen. It's also a very round geode which is unusual as most from Brazil are odd shaped or elongated.
This is a large, 18" tall amethyst cathedral geode from Minas Gerais, Brazil. It weighs 115 lbs and is full of large, sparkling, purple amethyst crystals surrounded by clear quartz. The base has been cut flat and the back of the geode has been strengthened with black resin as is done with all of these geodes.
Nice big crystals with good terminations and a lot of sparkle in this specimen. It's also a very round geode which is unusual as most from Brazil are odd shaped or elongated.
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 is considered a semi-precious gemstone, and just two centuries ago was considered to have a value on par with diamonds, sapphires and rubies.
Much of the world’s amethyst comes from extensive deposits in Southern Brazil that have been heavily mined for about a century. The amethyst occurs in large cavities or geodes within volcanic rocks and the coloration and crystal size can vary greatly.
Much of the world’s amethyst comes from extensive deposits in Southern Brazil that have been heavily mined for about a century. The amethyst occurs in large cavities or geodes within volcanic rocks and the coloration and crystal size can vary greatly.
SPECIES
Quartz var. Amethyst
LOCATION
Minas Gerais, Brazil
SIZE
18" tall, 15" wide, 10" deep, 115 lbs
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#34443
