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14.2" High Quality Amethyst Geode (63 lbs) - Check Out Video
This is a cavernous, high quality, amethyst geode from the famous mines near Artigas, Uruguay. It's 14.2" tall and 14" wide, weighing 63 lbs. It has a deep pocket of glimmer, violet amethyst crystals along with some clear calcite crystals near the back. The bottom of the rock has been cut flat so that it displays beautifully. Truly an impressive display piece.
We import directly from the mines in Artigas, Uruguay and the material is much higher quality than the more frequently seen amethyst from Brazil.
Due to the size/weight this piece will ship in a custom wooden crate, so please allow for a few extra days for us to prepare the shipment.
We import directly from the mines in Artigas, Uruguay and the material is much higher quality than the more frequently seen amethyst from Brazil.
Due to the size/weight this piece will ship in a custom wooden crate, so please allow for a few extra days for us to prepare the shipment.
While Brazil is a much more prolific producer of amethyst, the amethyst mined near Artigas, Uruguay tends to be much darker with higher quality crystals. We import our material directly from the mines in Uruguay, allowing us to offer it at better retail prices than anyone else. We carry a large variety of geodes, amethyst clusters, and collector quality crystal formations.
Amethyst being mined in Uruguay from the hard volcanic rock.
Amethyst is a purple variety of quartz (SiO2) that owes its violet color to natural irradiation, iron impurities, and the presence of trace elements, resulting in complex crystal lattice substitutions. It is considered a semi-precious gemstone, and just two centuries ago was considered to have a value on par with diamonds, sapphires, and rubies. The largest and best known amethyst deposits occur in southern Brazil and Uruguay, but many localities around the world produce an amazing variety of amethyst crystals and formations.
Amethyst being mined in Uruguay from the hard volcanic rock.
Amethyst is a purple variety of quartz (SiO2) that owes its violet color to natural irradiation, iron impurities, and the presence of trace elements, resulting in complex crystal lattice substitutions. It is considered a semi-precious gemstone, and just two centuries ago was considered to have a value on par with diamonds, sapphires, and rubies. The largest and best known amethyst deposits occur in southern Brazil and Uruguay, but many localities around the world produce an amazing variety of amethyst crystals and formations.
SPECIES
Quartz var. Amethyst
LOCATION
Artigas, Uruguay
SIZE
14" wide, 14.2" Tall, 10.5" deep, 63 lbs
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#36466
