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

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A fine smoky/amethyst quartz crystal from recent finds in the Goboboseb Mountains. This dramatic piece is very glassy and totally water-clear. The two terminations, unusual form, skeletal features, shading variations of the smoky color with subtle amethyst hints and clay inclusions are highly noteworthy. Every turn of this sharp crystal presents an entirely different perspective of the outside and interior of this stunning crystal. Complete-all-around. Highly representative for the species and locale.

Product details

SpeciesAmethyst, Quartz, Smoky quartz
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions7.4 x 5.4 x 3.7 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityNamibia, Erongo Region, Goboboseb Mountains
Current owner
Unknown Owner
Acquired
Aug 2024
Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—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.
Locality guide
Goboboseb Mountains
Goboboseb Mountains, Namibia — premier quartz locality famed for phantom-growth and color-rich crystals, with rare basalt-pocket specimens prized by collectors.