Amethyst with Quartz and Agate (polished slice)

Item Description

This is a lovely gemmy and colorful specimen of these beautiful polished slices from Ametista do Sul. The piece is essentially a polished cross-section of an Amethyst stalactite (sliced across the "c" axis). You can see the far outer edges are actually colorless Quartz, while the central portion of the crystals shows gemmy purple Amethyst and middle of the slice is banded Agate ranging from tan to cream/beige hues. These specimens are not easy to find on the market these days, though they used to be available from Brazilian dealers more regularly years ago. Specimen weight is 25.41 grams.