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Amethyst Scepter

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These amethyst scepters on matrix from the Goboboseb Mts are immediately recognizable and highly sought after, but very few are unrepaired like this beauty. The piece has been expertly trimmed to highlight the scepter and showcase the delicate color zoning within.

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Species
AmethystAbout Amethyst →
Added on12/28/2024
Locality
Namibia, Erongo Region, Goboboseb MountainsRegional guide →

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
12/2024Unknown Owner$4,500.00
—One-Off MineralsNot 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.