Quartz var: Amethyst (''Cactus'' style crystals)

Boekenhoutshoek, Mkobola Dist., Mpumalanga, South Africa
Small Cabinet, 5.7 x 4.2 x 3.7 cm
Start Time: 03/30/2023 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 04/06/2023 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $278

Item Description

This is an attractive and three-dimensional piece of what is commonly referred to as "Cactus Amethyst" or "Spirit Quartz" from South Africa. These distinctive and alluring specimens made their appearance on the market in the mid 2000s, and were a big hit with collectors, especially Quartz enthusiasts. The wonderful form and overall appearance doesn't quite resemble anything we've seen previously. Boekenhoutshoek is the true source for the Amethystine Quartz, erroneously marketed at first as being from the Magaliesberg Range. This showy specimen hosts beautiful, lustrous, drusy, translucent lilac crystals of Amethyst sitting on an earlier generation of prismatic Amethyst to create the unique style. The pointed pyramidal terminations of the original Quartz crystals are isolated, while the body of the crystals have a prickly, "cactus" appearance with an overgrowth of smaller crystals along the prisms. The largest crystal on the specimen measures 4.3 cm long. No major damage that I can find, outside of the periphery where the piece was removed from the pocket wall

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Bidding History

Bid Amount Bid Time
$278 04/06/2023 2:03:00 pm (CDT)
$275 04/06/2023 2:03:00 pm (CDT)
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