Quartz var: Amethyst (classic material)

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In the world of minerals, Quartz might be the most well-known species. I think nearly everyone has heard of Quartz, even if they're not mineral collectors, and Amethyst is almost certainly the most well-known variety. Despite the countless localities where Amethyst has been found, there are a select few localities around the world that produce truly iconic, top quality and highly sought after examples. One of those localities is undoubtedly Piedra Parada (referred to as "Las Vigas" for years) in Veracruz, Mexico. This locality has produced some of the most stunning and high quality Amethyst specimens with superb form, color, crystallization, gemminess and composition. This piece is a showy small cabinet display featuring a few fine quality, razor-sharp, lustrous and very gemmy crystals that range from a medium purple hue on the terminations to more of a white/colorless tone at the base on a tiny bit of matrix. No damage of note, and very eye-catching. These Amethysts are about as iconic as it gets and less common on the market these days, compared to 10-15 years ago.
ATTENTION: We are happy to announce our new book featuring the Jack Halpern collection entitled "Addicted to Beauty", which will be available in March from the Mineralogical Record. The following is an excerpt from Rob Lavinsky from the foreword of the book. "I am honored to have been entrusted with the deaccessioning of Jack Halpern’s famed collection. This book is not only designed to commemorate Jack's minerals, but also the man himself and how he inspired so many of us who are in the hobby today. Regarding the sale of his collection, Jack’s one comment and wish to me and to his family and friends was that we would carry forward his 'Legacy of Beauty' out into the broad world."
From the collection of Jack Halpern No. 1590. Jack was born May 18, 1920 in Brooklyn, New York, but has been a long-time resident of San Francisco. He assembled one of the great mineral collections in the world encompassing over 3,200 specimens with a specific emphasis on color, quality, and style/aesthetics, which is evident in every piece. He admired specimens of all sizes from thumbnails to large cabinets and the vast majority of them rank from fine to world-class in their quality.
Above all else, Jack is considered to be the greatest gentleman in the modern era of mineral collecting. He is beloved by all those who have met him, and he truly is one of the most iconic figures in the mineral world. We recently acquired Jack's collection, and the VAST majority of these pieces will be offered here in the auctions, as we feel that everyone deserves and equal opportunity at acquiring these important, well-documented and fine quality pieces for their collections. We are honored to have the opportunity to offer Jack's treasures to everyone on a regular basis in the auctions.
We encourage you to read our blog post at https://www.irocks.com/the-jack-halpern-collection or his profile on the Mineralogical Record website https://mineralogicalrecord.com/biographies_labels/halpernjack/ for more information