This deposit is characterized by amethyst whose color becomes decidedly more intense at the termination. This attractive specimen is on matrix and features several, larger, more intensely colored amethyst crystals along with many smaller crystals that somehow didn't get any amethyst coloring to them - makes for a striking contrast, I think! It is rare to see the color saturation go so far down to the root, and these crystals, to 3.5 cm, are also quite fat for the locality. The overall effect is like a large purply pincushion!