Amethyst stalactite

Item Description

This is a beautiful, complete-all-around stalactite of rich royal purple amethyst from the famous mines in Artigas, Uraguay. This locality produces the best amethyst stalactites in the world, with a more vibrant purple color than material from Brazil. Complete 360-degree pieces in good condition, that are not either too banged up or part of a big heavy rock, are hard to get in "collector sized" pieces. Admittedly, it is not pristine (most are not), having a few minor dings and one small broken crystal on the back of more significance, but it is overall in very good condition and has excellent top terminations with more individual definition to the crystals than usual. I value highly the quality of the terminations, in particular. This is a good size, and a dramatic piece. Valued $1500