Amethyst Smoky Scepter Cluster, Chibuku, Zimbabwe—MINI19

This little beauty is a unique example of hematite included smoky amethyst, from Zimbabwe! It is a natural crystal cluster, composed of multiple smoky toned crystals, wrapped around a subtle pale amethyst scepter core. It looks to me like a little blooming flower or a fortress! The scepter core is on the bottom like a stem, and the double terminated crystals which surround it are dark and have zones of purple and deep smoke. Inclusions are as varied as phantoms, smoky shades, and red "harlequin" hematite needles. Chibuku amethyst has a similar formation to the Brandberg amethyst found in Namibia, but it is from 2,000 miles away!) This totally unique cluster features beautiful formation, exceptional interior landscape, and a lovely rich smoky purple shade. It also displays areas of clay and oxides crusted on the surface. (As an unpolished piece, it has incomplete formations, abrasions and inclusions, which do not lessen its beauty.) It looks especially beautiful when backlit, as shown h