Auction Win: ‘Veracruz’ Amethyst (aesthetic spray)
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Details
Locality: Piedra Parada, Tatatila Municipality, Veracruz, Mexico
Size: Miniature - 3.2 × 2.1 × 1.3 cm
Amethyst is a violet to purple variety of quartz, with formula SiO2. It was first described from Greek "a-methystos," meaning "not drunk," a name tied to ancient beliefs about preventing drunkenness.
Piedra Parada in Tatatila Municipality, Veracruz, Mexico is a locality known to collectors for amethyst, a variety of quartz, and it is listed alongside nearby Cerro de la Concordia within the same mineral-producing area. The site is part of the Veracruz amethyst district, which is recognized for specimen-grade quartz material from eastern Mexico. For collectors, it is an established Mexican source locality associated with attractive amethyst specimens from a region long noted for collectible quartz.
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