Miners discover a one-of-a-kind amethyst crystal inside a large basalt geode in the Santa Rosa mine in Uruguay’s Artigas ...

Deep within a remote private mine, a remarkable discovery recently captured the attention of all who encountered it. Miners, ...

The three-meter tall amethyst geode - a hollow rock filled with amethyst crystals - is the main attraction at the Crystal Caves at Atherton, southwest of Cairns. But it's now missing a bit after a ...

Amethyst is a violet variety of quartz that has been used as a gemstone for many centuries and is a key economic resource in northern Uruguay. Geodes are hollow rock formations often with quartz ...

Some of the world's largest amethyst geodes come out of Artigas, Uruguay. The earth beneath this region is uniquely suited to producing amethyst. But other than size, what qualities do miners look ...

Large crystals found in geodes and other rocks are relatively rare ... and emeralds continue to qualify as "precious." (At one time, amethyst was also considered a precious gem, but large reserves ...

Mike Hodgson [email protected] Aug 8, 2022 Aug 8, 2022 Updated Aug 26, 2022 For more information about the Orcutt Mineral Society, visit www.omsinc.org or contact Wayne Mills, the Rock ...