Amethyst Geode Teardrop on Gold Plated Chain - Brazil
Original price
$50.00
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Original price
$50.00
Original price
$50.00
$50.00
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$50.00
Current price
$50.00
Amethyst Geode Teardrop enveloped in Gold Plating on a Gold Plated Chain - imported directly from Brazil
Pendant is approximately 4cm x 1.75cm including bail. Chain is approximately 45cm long
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Amethyst is a purple variety of quartz composed of silicon dioxide (SiO₂).
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It forms when quartz crystallises from silica-rich fluids, most commonly in hydrothermal veins and in cavities within volcanic rocks such as basalt.
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Like all quartz, amethyst has a hardness of 7 on the Mohs scale.
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The purple colour is caused by trace amounts of iron within the quartz crystal structure, modified by natural irradiation from surrounding rocks.