20" Amethyst Geode With Honey Calcite On Metal Stand - Uruguay

Amethyst Geode With Honey Calcite On Metal Stand - Uruguay #46166

This is a large, 20" tall, amethyst geode with large, translucent, honey-yellow calcite crystals from the famous mines near Artigas, Uruguay. It comes with a custom made metal stand to create a spectacular display specimen. Beautiful unbroken crystals line this amazing specimen.

We import our material directly from the mines in Artigas, Uruguay and it is much darker, higher quality material than you normally see for sale. This also allows us to offer exceptional pricing.

About Uruguay Amethyst

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 being mined in Uruguay from the hard volcanic rock.

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.

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