Amethyst Crystal Flower from Ametista do Sul, Brazil gray calcite This piece is from Badakhshan

This piece is from Badakhshan

With 365nm long wave ultraviolet light the topaz fluoresces reddish pink color

Clear quartz crystal cluster with areas that have chlorite and iron oxide inclusions

It was developed by Peter Johns at Middlesex University in 1990

Each lot is similar to the crystals pictured but may vary slightly in size and number of crystals

Amethyst Crystal Flower from Ametista do Sul, Brazil gray calcite This piece is from BadakhshanThis lavender color radial amethyst crystal "flower" comes from the renowned amethyst mines of Ametista do Sul, in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Amethyst crystal flowers from Ametista do Sul formed over hundreds of thousands (or even millions) of years. They formed when silica saturated groundwater filled the narrow fissures in the basaltic volcanic rocks of the Serra Geral Formation (Lower Cretaceous in age). These beautiful amethyst crystals slowly