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9.4" Sparkling Purple/Grey Quartz Geode Section - Metal Stand
This is a beautiful, sparkly, grey and purple quartz/amethyst geode section from the Amethyst mines near Artigas, Uruguay. Most of the smaller quartz crystals are colorless and display the color of the underlying grey mineral formation. The larger crystals are purple in color near their terminations. The "rind" of the geode has been nicely polished and it has a custom metal stand creating a very aesthetic display piece. The geode itself is 9.4" tall and it stands 13.2" tall on the custom stand.
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 & Quartz var. Amethyst
LOCATION
Artigas, Uruguay
SIZE
9.4" tall, 8.9" wide, 13.2" tall on stand
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#126343
