Purple Splash Espiritu Santo Rutilated Amethyst Teardrop Pendant

This gorgeous, 1.6 inch tall 35+ carat teardrop shaped, pineapple cut Purple Splash  Espiritu Santo Rutilated Amethyst Teardrop Pendant is set in sterling silver, and exhibits a lovely inner pale violet landscape featuring a splash of purple amethyst coloration, a sprinkling of prominent titanium needles, known as rutile, and a couple of small dramatic dark inclusions near the bottom indicating the presence of minerals such as goethite, hematite or cocaxenite.   This lovely pendant comes complete with an 18" sterling silver chain in its own jewelry box for safe keeping. Espiritu Santo Rutilated Amethyst is an extremely rare form of amethyst crystal that comes from the Espiritu Santo region of Brazil, and contains within it up to seven different minerals: Amethyst, Cacoxenite, Goethite, Clear Quartz, Lepidocrosite, Smokey Quartz and Rutile. The stone exhibits enough clarity to be extremely translucent when held near any light source -- more clarity than many Espiritu Santo Rutilated Am