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20.5" Sparkly, Pink Amethyst Geode Section on Metal Stand - Brazil
This is a beautiful specimen out of Brazil, featuring pink amethyst/quartz crystals and a polished exterior. It occurs in geodic formations or cavities lined with crystals. This geode section comes with a removable custom metal display stand. A truly gorgeous display piece and/or addition to any collection!
Measurements:
Geode - 20.5 x 14.5 x 6"
Height on stand - 19" tall
These crystals are formed by the same processes that give amethyst its purple color, but by definition amethyst is purple not pink. So, we are left with a conundrum of what to call it, but since the majority of people seem to be calling it "pink amethyst" we will stick with that label.
Measurements:
Geode - 20.5 x 14.5 x 6"
Height on stand - 19" tall
These crystals are formed by the same processes that give amethyst its purple color, but by definition amethyst is purple not pink. So, we are left with a conundrum of what to call it, but since the majority of people seem to be calling it "pink amethyst" we will stick with that label.
About Quartz
Quartz is the name given to silicon dioxide (SiO2) and is the second most abundant mineral in the Earth's crust. Quartz crystals generally grow in silica-rich environments--usually igneous rocks or hydrothermal environments like geothermal waters--at temperatures between 100°C and 450°C, and usually under very high pressure. In either case, crystals will precipitate as temperatures cool, just as ice gradually forms when water freezes. Quartz veins are formed when open fissures are filled with hot water during the closing stages of mountain formation: these veins can be hundreds of millions of years old.
Quartz is the name given to silicon dioxide (SiO2) and is the second most abundant mineral in the Earth's crust. Quartz crystals generally grow in silica-rich environments--usually igneous rocks or hydrothermal environments like geothermal waters--at temperatures between 100°C and 450°C, and usually under very high pressure. In either case, crystals will precipitate as temperatures cool, just as ice gradually forms when water freezes. Quartz veins are formed when open fissures are filled with hot water during the closing stages of mountain formation: these veins can be hundreds of millions of years old.
SPECIES
Quartz var. Pink Amethyst
LOCATION
Brazil
SIZE
Geode: 20.5 x 14.5 x 6" (without stand), Height on stand: 19" tall
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ITEM
#206973
