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Amethyst

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This exquisite matrix plate of many color-zoned, lustrous and gemmy amethyst crystals features some of the most intensely purple crystal tips that I have seen from the various finds! There is a lot of variety because they are found in small pockets scattered over pretty rough terrain, and over many years of digging there. The largest crystal measures 3.0 cm in length, a pretty good size. This specimen is indicative of the quality that used to come out of this deposit but alas, today, no longer does! This COLOR, and the sheer glowing contrast of the purple tips on white bases, and the size of the plate....the piece just has awesome presence!

Product details

SpeciesAmethyst
SizeLarge Cabinet
Dimensions16.9 x 13.5 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.