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Quartz var. Amethyst

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The Brandberg area of Namibia, including the Goboboseb Mountains, is renowned for its outstanding and recognizable Amethyst specimens. Very often, these Amethysts contain dramatic, deep-purple phantoms, as we have here. Fully 2/3 of this gemmy and water-clear crystal is occupied by the richly-colored phantom. With good luster and such gemminess, the contrasts help the phantom stand out very nicely, giving this single crystal a complex, and aesthetic appearance. Pristine except for one small ding on the upper-right of the termination, which could be restored in the lab (although it is not so obvious in person, and we did not feel the need). Old material from the early 2000s, from the renowned collection of Charlie Key, who specialized in Namibian minerals. Better in person.

Product details

SpeciesAmethyst, Quartz
SizeCabinet
Dimensions11.5 x 3.0 x 2.8 cm
Added on08/01/2026
LocalityNamibia, Erongo Region, Goboboseb Mountains

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2026Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
—The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

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violet quartz prized for vivid color and crystal forms; affordable Brazilian geodes and razor-sharp Georgia crystals, with collecting localities.
Amethyst
Regional guide
Amethyst from Goboboseb Mountains, Namibia
Goboboseb amethyst is the collector’s “Brandberg” amethyst in its most important market sense: glassy quartz from the basalt country west of the Brandberg massif, showing purple amethyst, smoky quartz, rock crystal, phantoms, hematite veils, and mobile fluid inclusions in combinations that are unusually expressive for quartz. The best crystals are not merely purple; they look internally built, with smoky stems, violet caps, ghost-crystal outlines, clay or hematite veils, and trapped liquid-vapor bubbles that animate the specimen when it is turned in the hand.