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Quartz var. Amethyst and Scepter Amethyst

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A superb and possibly unique Mexican amethyst specimen showing off both a fine doubly-terminated crystal (4 cm) AND a scepter (2.7 cm) , nearly adjacent on the same matrix! Complete all around. The combination of different crystal forms and habits of the same species on the same specimen has always amazed me, and it is worth thinking about how uncommon this is. Wayne was with me when we purchased the Miguel Romero mineral collection of Mexican minerals in 2007. This was the finest collection of Mexican minerals ever put together at one time (and the core of it now resides in the MIM Museum in Beirut). Miguel also had a few hundred other specimens, including choice miniatures, of which most people had never seen — this , among them. Wayne kept it for his part , chosen when helping me pack up that day. Laszlo Kupi photo (meant to emphasize the DT crystal, not the best display view overall — see video).

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SpeciesAmethyst, Quartz

SizeMiniature

Dimensions4.5 x 4.5 x 3.7 cm

Listed on11/28/2025

LocalityMexico, Veracruz

SKUWTM25-20

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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.

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.