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Quartz Var. Amethyst

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This stunning specimen is from the personal collection of Jason New, who is one of the biggest exporters of minerals from Mexico, and which I bought a few years ago. It is a showcase large cabinet specimen with no damage, high luster, and top quality crystals to 3.5 cm. The color gradations deepen as you approach the tips, all of which are RAZOR SHARP and almost faceted in their appearance. This is the top luster and crystal quality you can get in a Las Vigas specimen. Furthermore, the intense purple crystals are set off against the contrasting matrix. The only problem with this 3-dimensional piece is that it looks good from all sides, and it is agony trying to decide how to best display it for the geometry of the piece overall, or for putting the bigger crystals more on top or centered. Joe Budd photos.

Product details

SpeciesAmethyst, Quartz
SizeLarge Cabinet
Dimensions18.0 x 14.0 x 4.0 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityMexico, Veracruz

Known provenance

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

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Amethyst
Mineral guide
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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 Veracruz, Mexico
Veracruz amethyst is one of the few amethysts that serious collectors can often recognize at arm’s length. Its appeal is not based on the massive, dark geode architecture of Brazil or Uruguay, nor on the saturated, stout crystal groups of Guerrero. The classic Veracruz look is airy: slender, glassy quartz prisms, lilac to violet, often with the strongest purple gathered in the terminations, rising singly or in bouquets from a gray volcanic matrix dusted with smaller quartz and, in the best combinations, green epidote.