Amethyst Geode Half With Blue Agate - 5.6 x 5.8 inch

This Amethyst Geode Half is almost as wide as it is tall, with concentric blue and pale grey Banded Agate rings drawing steadily inward to a violet crystal heart at the centre. The rings are unusually even here, closing on the cavity in near-regular intervals so the eye is pulled to the middle of the face. The Amethyst pocket itself is compact and densely grown, its points short and sharply defined against the smooth polished stone around them. The cut base is flat and broad relative to the height, giving the piece a stable, seated stance.

Amethyst has been kept for centuries in places associated with rest and reflection, and is traditionally linked with intuition and mental quiet. A compact standing Geode Half of this proportion works well on a desk or a smaller side surface where a taller piece would crowd the space. People commonly position stones like this within sight of where they sit and work rather than as a distant display object, and pieces at this size are often a first substantial crystal purchase or a considered gift.

Key Properties
Primary Focus: Intuition & Spiritual Awareness
Secondary Focus: Calm & Stress Relief
Chakra Association: Third Eye, Crown
Birthstone: February
Zodiac Sign: Pisces, Aquarius
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit, Goat
Ruling Planet: Jupiter
Elements: Air, Water
Mohs Hardness: 7
Stone Family: Tectosilicate
Material: Natural Amethyst, Banded Agate matrix
Origin: Brazil
Form: Geode / Cluster
Finish: Polished
Approximate Size: 143 mm (5.6 inches) H x 147 mm (5.8 inches) W
Approximate Weight: 1394 g
Listing: Single unit

Geological Information
Amethyst is quartz, silicon dioxide crystallising in the trigonal system at Mohs 7, with its purple produced by iron impurities and natural irradiation within the crystal lattice. The surrounding banded shell is Banded Agate, the foundational agate form and one of the most widely distributed minerals on Earth, built from microcrystalline quartz laid down in alternating silica layers of varying trace mineral content. Agate takes its name from the Achates River in Sicily, recorded by the Greek philosopher Theophrastus, and has been worked for seals, amulets, and inlay since ancient Mesopotamia. In a geode the agate forms first as the cavity lining and the Amethyst grows inward afterwards, so the two are a single continuous body rather than separate stones joined together. This material is commonly sold under the trade name Blue Agate: natural grey-white Banded Agate treated with dye to produce its vivid blue colour. Agate does not occur naturally in this saturated a blue, and dyeing is standard, disclosed practice for this material throughout the trade. Brazil is this piece's source, within a commercial Amethyst supply that also includes Uruguay, Zambia, Madagascar, Russia, South Korea, and Canada.

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Care Note
Amethyst fades with prolonged exposure to direct sunlight. Display the piece away from a sunlit window, and lift it from the base rather than by the crystal points.