Quartz (Var: Amethyst)

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I thought this was just a very fine Brandberg amethyst, till I flipped it upside down and saw a bubble inside a water cavity move around over a centimeter inside the crystal! These "enhydros," water trapped inside crystals in which occasionally are moving bubbles, are one of those weird tricks of nature, and make any crystal highly prized by collectors. But in this case, even without the crystal, you would be looking at a superb, large and complete crystal from a highly desirable locality. It has what makes these so unique: an isolated purple blush right in the center of the gemmy interior, and smoky color in a different area. The crystal has sharp faces and is complete all around, with the only contact being at the very bottom tip.