Amethyst & Pyrite

Locality: Akwana deposit, Logo, Benue, Nigeria

Size: 73 mm x 51 mm

A beautiful specimen from this rarely seen locality. Lustrous dark purple Amethyst crystals with Pyrite on the faces and included in the Amethyst.

Amethyst is a beautiful violet to purple variety of Quartz. It is said to have formed when iron impurities in the Quartz was exposed to gamma irradiation.