Amethyst - Cathedral Geode - Statement Specimen bangle because canaries are yellow birds

because canaries are yellow birds and Yellow Opal also comes from the Canary Islands

often alongside other copper-bearing minerals

a hydrated calcium sulfate mineral that forms in evaporite environments where mineral-rich waters leave deposits behind

with some species growing as large as several feet in diameter

Geological Age: ~23–10 MYA

Amethyst - Cathedral Geode - Statement Specimen bangle because canaries are yellow birdsMined from: Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Description: This one of a kind Amethyst statement mineral specimen from Brazil features a tall, narrow cathedral form with a deep hollow center lined in small sparkling Amethyst crystals. The interior ranges from pale lavender to smoky purple, with a bright white quartz rim framing the crystal pocket and a dark, rough basalt outer shell along the back and sides. Several lighter quartz clusters and a few tan