Amethyst (reverse scepters) with Calcite* (*Calcite is RARE from Bolivia)

Bombori District, Potosi Department, Bolivia
Miniature, 4.8 x 3.6 x 1.7 cm
Start Time: 06/21/2018 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 06/28/2018 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

An attractive miniature size piece consisting of good quality, sharp, gemmy, lustrous, prismatic, purple Amethyst crystals which feature the rarely seen "reverse" scepter habit on the ends of the terminations measuring up to 1.6 cm associated with white, modified rhombohedra of Calcite and minor underlain "Chlorite" on matrix. This piece is remarkable for Bolivia as it 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. Please note that Calcite is a rather rare species from Bolivia, and the Calcite crystals from Bombori are the best examples of Bolivian Calcite crystals that we've seen from the entire country. There are very few of these left, so if you are a Quartz collector, get your hands on one now, as nothing has been seen from this locality in about 10 years.

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