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Amethyst (reverse scepters) 
Back to CONSIGMENT and COLLECTION AUCTIONS - Ends July 8th
Bombori District, Potosi Department, Bolivia
- Starting Time:7/1/2010 06:45:00 PM(CDT)
- Ending Time:7/8/2010 06:45:00 PM(CDT)
Time Left:Auction Is Closed
- Size:SMALL CABINET
- Size Description:7.4 x 6.3 x 3.5 cm
Description:This specimen is a great small cabinet size piece consisting of good quality, sharp, gemmy, highly lustrous, prismatic, purple crystals (several of which feature the rarely seen "reverse" scepter habit on the ends) of Amethyst measuring to 1.6 cm associated with white/colorless, sharp, somewhat lustrous, modified scalenohedra of Calcite on underlain forest-green color "Chlorite" on matrix. This piece is remarkable for Bolivia as it is from an "Alpine-type" locality, and features a type of crystallization that is virtually unheard of from Bolivia. This is one of the better pieces from the find for quality, aesthetics and overall appeal. There are few of these left, so if you are a Quartz collector, get your hands on one now, as the mine has produced nothing in nearly 5 years.
