Have you ever wondered where most of your favourite crystals come from? We have! We are working on a simple way to visualise your favourite species on the world map and bring you a sneak preview of what the map of Amethyst specimens published on EarthWonders looks like.

New Feature

You can now add photographer names to photos and videos of your specimens and give them the credit they deserve. Once there is enough photographer metadata on the specimens, we plan to introduce browsing by photographer. 

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New Localities: Top 10 Amethyst Countries

We have already featured Erongo Region in Namibia in Issue 3 of the Newsletter. We have now refined localities for all Amethyst specimens published on EarthWonders and plotted them on a map with clear leaders.

Do you own an Amethyst from a special locality? Showcase your collection on EarthWonders!

Top 10 countries by total number of specimens on EarthWonders

1. Mexico - 296 specimens 2. USA - 281 specimens 3. Namibia - 271 specimens 4. India - 154 specimens 5. Brazil - 67 specimens 6. Uruguay - 46 specimens 7. Canada - 44 specimens 8. Bolivia - 42 specimens 9. South Africa - 38 specimens 10. China - 28 specimens

Email or Instagram us your favourite localities and if you can't find them on EarthWonders we will work on them next!

See the EarthWonders Amethyst World Map

Some Lesser-Known Localities

Take a look at unusual amethyst from lesser-known localities, including

- Grape "agate" (actually true amethyst) from volcanic areas in Indonesia 

- Rugged old finds from an area in modern Slovakia, then in Hungary

- Pink amethyst from ArgentinaLesser-Known