Quartz & Emerald Colombia The pastel purple amethyst crystals

The pastel purple amethyst crystals have a high luster and clarity to them best described as "glassy

Kalahari manganese field

Matrix emerald specimens with any kind of aesthetics are quite rare

there has yet to be another discovery of  the Tsavorite variety of garnets in any other region of the world making it one of the  scarcest occurrences in the mineral kingdom

From the famous find in Merelani Hills

Quartz & Emerald Colombia The pastel purple amethyst crystalsMuzo Mine, Western Boyaca Province, Colombia 1. 7 x 1. 5 x 1. 0cm 2. 38g What a combo! This beauty features a transparent quartz crystal with a nicely proportional emerald crystal showing superb color and form. Matrix emerald specimens with any kind of aesthetics are quite rare.