Amethyst
at-auction$ 140
- Locality
- Guateng, Pretoria District, South Africa
- Minerals
- Quartz
- Dimensions
- 4.7 x 3.2 x 3 cm
- Size class
- Miniature
- SID
- LV328
Lustrous Amethyst Quartz crystals known as 'Cactus Quartz' from South Africa. There are two generations of growth. The first generation has large Amethyst crystals measuring about 1.4cm thick, with a second generation of smaller crystals attached to the prism faces on the larger crystals. Undamaged, valued at $150.