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Each cluster comes in a white specimen box with an identification card. These are $6.00 clusters.
Amethyst can occur as long prismatic crystals that have a six-sided
pyramid at either end or can form as druzes that are crystalline crust that only show the pointed terminations. Amethyst is only one
of several quartz varieties. Other varieties that form macroscopic (large enough to see) crystals are as follows: Citrine, Milky
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Rose Quartz, and Smoky quartz.
The purple color of amethyst is caused by impurities of iron or
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Typical $3.50 specimens |
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Available in 5 sizes: $3.5, $6, $10.50 $17.50
and $22.50 |
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Beautiful deep purple crystals. Amethyst is perhaps our most popular mineral. |
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M709 - Brilliant, sharp, extra-deep-purple crystals.
Amethyst is a purple variety of quartz. Silicon dioxide. Hardness
7, (...1/15 as hard as diamond!) Amethyst is the birthstone for February.
Amethyst was used as a gemstone by the ancient Egyptians and was
largely employed in antiquity for various forms of decoration and in
jewelry. Amethyst is considered a semi-precious gemstone. As a
general rule the darker the color of amethyst the better the quality
of the stone. Dark purple amethyst that is free of impurities and
inclusions is highly priced when faceted. For years, cabochons,
faceted gemstones, beads, tumbled specimens, and carvings of
amethyst has been very popular and prized by the collector and the
jewelry folks alike. Present values of amethyst can range from
$5.00 to $100.00 per carat. At present some of the most beautiful
and prized amethyst is coming our of Uruguay.
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Typical $6.00 specimen |
(Sizes listed are approximate)
SPECIAL
BUY
A - $4.50 size (1.5" to 2") |
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EXCELLENT PRICE
B - $6.00 size (2" to 2.5") |
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GREAT
VALUE
C - $10.50 size
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SPECIAL
PRICE
D - $17.50 size
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GOOD PRICE
E - $22.50 size
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