Brandberg Hematite Included Amethyst Cluster Natural Specimen - 72mm, 98g

Brandberg Hematite Included Amethyst Cluster Natural Specimen - 72mm, 98g

Regular price £94.99 Sale

Locality - Brandberg Area, Dâures, Erongo Region, Namibia
Size – 72 x 60 x 17mm
Weight – 98g

This natural amethyst specimen features intense, rich and bright lavender purple colouration throughout the largest termination, reaching 38mm tall. The crystals are seen splaying out in all directions from the centre of the large matrix, many pressed flat against it, with some containing many deep, crimson red hematite flecked inclusions. Quartz specimens from the Brandberg Area in Namibia are regarded as some of the finest in the world and are highly sought after by discerning mineral collectors.


About Quartz

Quartz is the most common mineral found on the surface of the Earth, occurring in virtually every locality. Pure crystals are colourless, transparent and hard, though many are coloured by natural processes such as irradiation or by the presence of certain elements within them. These coloured varieties include the popular gemstones amethyst, purple quartz, and citrine, yellow quartz. Some quartz crystals have unique inclusions of minerals that have grown within them, such as golden rutile, tourmaline or chlorite, and others may show silvery reflective internal veils and bright rainbows. Whilst the majority of quartz is created from molten magma that has cooled and crystallized, much quartz also chemically precipitates from hot hydrothermal veins.