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"Cactus" Amethyst
- Boekenhoutshoek Area, Mkobola Dist., Mpumalanga Prov., South Africa
- Small Cabinet, 7.8 x 6.8 x 6.4 cm
- Start Time: 05/21/2009 5:00:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 05/28/2009 6:15:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
An aesthetic and beautiful, two-sided, mounded amethyst specimen. Gorgeous, glassy, translucent to transparent, purple "spires" of amethyst to 6.6 cm in size stand beautifully upright on the matrix. The crystals really sparkle and are called "cactus quartz" for their form. The terminations are and isolated, while the bodies have a prickly, "cactus" look with an overgrowth of smaller crystals. This is the true source for the amethystine quartz crystals (aka "cactus quartz" and "spirit quartz") erroneously marketed as being from the Magaliesberg Range. A lovely example with great color! Pristine, except for the periphery wear on one end.