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9.1" Agate & Amethyst "Jewelry Box" Geode With Metal Stand
This is a beautiful purple amethyst geode from Artigas, Uruguay which has been cut open, polished, and mounted on a stand allowing both halves to be displayed. The amethyst crystals feature gorgeous purple coloration and formed from phenomenal banded blue and white agate. The amethyst crystals are in excellent condition and are associated with a calcite crystal along the interior of the base geode.
The dimensions of the base geode half are 9.1 x 8.8 x 5.4" and the dimensions of the lid half of this geode are 8.6 x 7.1 x 3.3". On the stand, the entire specimen is 15" tall. There are repaired cracks through both the base and the lid of this geode.
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.
The dimensions of the base geode half are 9.1 x 8.8 x 5.4" and the dimensions of the lid half of this geode are 8.6 x 7.1 x 3.3". On the stand, the entire specimen is 15" tall. There are repaired cracks through both the base and the lid of this geode.
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.
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.
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.
SPECIES
Quartz var. Amethyst & Calcite
LOCATION
Artigas, Uruguay
SIZE
9.1" wide, 5.4" deep, 15" tall (on stand)
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#116282
