Calcite
Quartz var. Amethyst with Prehnite, Epidote and Calcite
$3,500.00 €3,431 £2,920.00 approx. This specimen is priced in US dollars, all other prices are approximate.
ID:
CC20650
I have had the privilege of collecting in the spectacular landscape of the Goboboseb Mountains in Namibia but, sadly, did not encounter a specimen such as this! Quartz Amethyst with Prehnite, Epidote and Calcite on a mid-grey volcanic matrix makes a spectacular specimen displaying colourless to delicate violet Amethyst, lime to peppermint green Prehnite and intensely dark green Epidote which displays an intense coal-black. If that were not enough, several curved rhombic colourless to light grey Calcite crystals are scattered between the other crystals. The tallest Amethyst attains an impressive 5 cm and the broadest, 4.5 cm tall by 2 cm between flats. Many of the Quartz crystals remain colourless and reasonably gemmy. Those which are Amethyst begin as colourless then morph into delicate purple and violet. A charming cabinet specimen so characteristic of the specimens for which the Goboboseb Mountains are famous.