LARGE AMETHYST CHAPEL
Place of origin: Artigas – Uruguay
Geological period: Cretaceous
Age: 120-140 million years old
Height (Including Stand): 112 cm
Dimensions: H 84 cm x W 38 cm x D 17 cm
This large amethyst chapel, a complete half of the original geode, shows deep purple amethyst crystals punctuated with small stalactites and overlaid in places with tan coloured druzy quartz. The thick white quartz borders lie inside a thin celadonite-basalt shell.