Amethyst Stalactite Slice from Uruguay Korite Beautiful pastel polished freeform chrysocolla

Beautiful pastel polished freeform chrysocolla flames that originate in Peru

much of the mining is done in thousands of small hand-worked digs

Size: 61 x 35 x 7 mm

Heulandite was named in 1822 after John Henry Heuland

Average size of crystals is between 5 and 7 mm each

Amethyst Stalactite Slice from Uruguay Korite Beautiful pastel polished freeform chrysocollaAmethyst stalagmite stalactite slice from Artigas, Uruguay. Size: 61 x 50 x 5 mm. 28 grams Amethyst stalagmite slices are a type of mineral formation that occur when water containing dissolved silica and iron flows over the ceiling of a cave and forms icicle like structures. The iron gives the stalagtites a purple hue, while the silica crystallizes into quartz. When these stalagmites are cut into thin slices, they reveal a beautiful pattern of