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bb30 - Quartz var. Amethyst - SOLD
Brandberg, Namibia

small cabinet, 7.0 x 5.4 x 5.2 cm
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Quartz var. Amethyst from Brandberg, Namibia [db_pics/pics/bb30c.jpg]

This is an unusual matrix group from Brandberg, the rarer of the two Namibian locations. The crystal on the left side has a remarkable intense purpley-raspberry color surrounded by more normal amethyst. Beautiful!


bb77 - Quartz scepters on Amethyst (floater) - SOLD
Brandberg, Namibia

miniature, 5.7 x 2.5 x 2.1 cm
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Quartz scepters on Amethyst (floater) from Brandberg, Namibia [db_pics/pics/bb77c.jpg]

We call this specimen the "rocketship" as you have a stark , grape-juice colored single amethyst (doubly-terminated ), shooting up like a rocket from a cloud of quartz sceptres below. It looks good the other way, too! I find this piece one of the most amazing and fun to look at in the entire collection, though its far from the most expensive by any stretch. Pristine save one teeny ding and a contact in back.


bb76 - Quartz enclosing Amethyst , floater - SOLD
Gobobos, Namibia

cabinet, 9.7 x 2.4 x 2.1 cm
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Quartz enclosing Amethyst , floater from Gobobos, Namibia [db_pics/pics/bb76c.jpg]

A superb, doubly-terminated milky quartz crystal with a rich, raspberry amethyst center. Some surface chattering, and a contact (small gap where a missing crystal attached) and a ding on opposite ends, but overall still a magnificent specimen in terms of sheer eye appeal.


bb75 - Quartz var. Amethyst on Quartz - SOLD
Gobobos, Namibia

small cabinet, 8.7 x 7.1 x 5.4 cm
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It is very difficult to find matrix groups from the Gobobos. Here we have a nice cluster of two zoned quartz/smoky quartz/amethyst crystals perched nicely, just sitting on a hematite-included quartz matrix. A lovely 360-degree specimen with much more 3-dimensionality than most can have. Amazingly, it is pristine! This is a major matrix piece for the finds here!.


BB74 - Quartz var. Amethyst - SOLD
Gobobos, Namibia

cabinet, 16.1 x 3.4 x 3.2 cm
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Anunusually elongated, very large, dark purple crystal from the Gobobos. If this crystal was gemmier, it would be a $10,000 specimen. it is still a wonderful example, quite translucent and colorful when backlit, if not transparent. The size is remarkable, for the condition (pristine, save for some ingrown matrix attachments on the backside). Major amethyst from here, without breaking the bank.


BB73 - Quartz var. Amethyst - SOLD
Gobobos, Namibia

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Very interesting scepter with light amethyst head and three penetrating crystals attached to the bottom of the sceptre portion above the stalk. Very complex scepters like this are unusual. Again, complete all around and pristine!


bb72 - Quartz var. Amethyst - SOLD
Gobobos, Namibia

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An impressive crystal from Gobobos with bright internal amethyst phantoms amidst a sea of general amethyst coloration within a clear quartz rind. Its very complex, actually, in person. The color is deep, but bright. Interesting secondary growths of quartz of only 0.2mm high, dot some places on the surface, adding texture. The dark grape purple hue makes this crystal stand above most others for color, as well.


bb58 - Quartz var. Amethyst - SOLD
Gobobos, Namibia

small cabinet, 6.3 x 5.6 x 2.1 cm
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This is a lovely reverse-scepter spray on matrix. The crystals are to 1 inch, small perhaps, but so elegant!


bb87 - Quartz var. Amethyst - SOLD
Gobobos, Namibia

cabinet, 11.1 x 5.7 x 4.8 cm
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An unusual cluster of amethyst crystals with somky highlights at edges, all doubly-terminated in a starburst array. HAND-SIZED, large specimen ! Very esthetic as I think the pics indicate quite clearly!


bb57 - Quartz var. Amethyst - SOLD
Gobobos, Namibia

thumbnail, 3.3 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm
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This a small, but choice, doubly-terminated amethystine/smoky quartz crystal. The picture says everything.


bb59 - Smoky Quartz sceptre on Quartz - SOLD
Gobobos, Namibia

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Very unusual quartz crystal! This is a floater, terminated ALL around and on all points doubly-terminated. It has what looks like a smoky herkimer-diamond-styled quartz crystal perched smartly on one end . Truly unique amongst this crowd!


bb60 - Quartz var. Amethyst - SOLD
Gobobos, Namibia

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Considering how hard it is to get a matrix specimen out of this locality, this is a wonderful example! The sharp 8cm-long crystal is of quartz with amethyst phantom. It is super glassy, totally pristine, and gorgeous!


bb61 - Quartz var. Amethyst - SOLD
Gobobos, Namibia

small cabinet, 6.3 x 4.4 x 2.9 cm
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Another fine example of a matrix quartz from the Gobobos, this specimen with a lovely smoky tip and a light amethyst center, all highlighted by hematite speckles.


bb54 - Amethyst with Quartz and Chalcedony - SOLD
Gobobos, Namibia

miniature, 4.6 x 4.4 x 4.0 cm
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Here is an unusual assemblage from the Gobobos, like none I have seen. The main amethyst crystal is surrounded by "wavy" growths of chalcedony. There are two clear quartz crystals, each with subtle hematite inclusions, attached to this crystal as well. The whole unlikely mass is a floater.


bb53 - Quartz var. Amethyst - SOLD
Gobobos, Namibia

miniature, 4.2 x 3.8 x 3.1 cm
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This great miniature of what is called "reverse scepter" is a must for any quartz collection. This piece is very unusual for the extreme elongattion of the reverse sceptre, and teh fact that the piece has survived, on matrix no less, from the Gobobos



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