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Quartz (Var: Amethyst), Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz)

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6.2 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm (tallest). A fine, 3-piece Brandberg amethyst/smoky quartz crystal set from Charlie Key dealer stock. All three crystals have water-clear termination areas with distinctively different amethyst/smoky patterns. The largest crystal is doubly terminated, even though there is some contacting at the other end. The chevron-patterned crystal is really striking and beautiful. The two largest crystals have movable bubbles. They are not easy to see, but they are there.

Product details

SpeciesAmethyst, Quartz, Smoky quartz
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions6.2 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityNamibia, Erongo Region, Goboboseb Mountains

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
—The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

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Amethyst
Mineral guide
Learn about Amethyst
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.