Quartz (Var: Amethyst)

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A fabulous large pseudomorph from Morocco, strikingly aesthetic on top of being really interesting! Amethyst has pseudomorphed two gigantic fluorite (or perhaps calcite. There is some debate about this and I am not sure its universal one or the other in any case) crystals, retaining their sharp rectangular form. The two pseudomorphs are beautifully perched on an underlying thin plate of quartz matrix, standing out in bold relief. The calcites are partly or mostly replaced by the quartz (amethyst), and likely at least partially hollow in the middle. The whole specimen sparkles - and it is so large that it qualifies as a real grand showpiece, which few pseudomorphs do - most are more "interesting" than big and beautiful! Ex. Elling collection.