📸 Incredible Amethyst Clusters
The Violet Heart of Volcanic Geodes
Amethyst is a vibrant gemstone with rich purple coloring found deep within deposits of volcanic rock. Crystals of the material can form in many different shapes, from the traditional geodes to scepters and split-growths, or even occasionally entire hydrothermal tunnels. Amethyst veins grow at different rates over time, causing variation in the color, such as dark and light stripes of purple, to appear right beside each other.
The beauty of these stones has always captured the eye of humans. Artifacts made from amethyst can be found throughout history and around the world, with beads and jewelry appearing in ancient Egypt, Greece, the pre-colonial Americas, medieval Europe, and India. Today, amethyst is cut and polished in order to be used for all kinds of jewelry.
Mini Museum offers a wide collection of Amethyst geodes with many shapes and sizes! Each geode is mounted on a black metal display stand and shows a unique beauty in the violet crystal!
Shiny Treasures Bundle - Gems, Jewels, and Natural Wonder
Shiny Treasures Bundle - Gems, Jewels, and Natural Wonder
FURTHER READING
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"Esoteric Materials: Amber, Amethyst, Gold and Silver." The Early Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms of Southern Britain AD 450-650: Beneath the Tribal Hidage, by Sue Harrington and Martin Welch, Oxbow Books, Oxford; Philadelphia, 2014, pp. 155–173.
Cohen, Alvin J., and Farkhonda Hassan. "Iron in Synthetic Quartz: Heat and Radiation Induced Changes." Science, vol. 167, no. 3915, 1970, pp. 176–177.
De Brito Barreto, Sandra, and Sheila Maria Bretas Bittar. "The Gemstone Deposits of Brazil: Occurrences, Production and Economic Impact." Boletín De La Sociedad Geológica Mexicana, vol. 62, no. 1, 2010, pp. 123–140.
