{"product_id":"large-amethyst-geode-pair-with-calcite-aurangabad-india-b-5226","title":"Large Purple Amethyst Geode Pair with Calcite – Natural Mineral Specimen from Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India # B 5226","description":"\u003cp\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrimary Mineral: Amethyst\u003cbr\u003eSecondary Mineral: Calcite\u003cbr\u003eSize: 10 x 8.5 inches (25.4 x 21.6 cm)\u003cbr\u003eSize Class: Museum\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 6,440 g (14.2 lb)\u003cbr\u003eLocality: Aurangabad (Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar), Maharashtra, India\u003cbr\u003eYear of Discovery: 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA museum-sized pair of amethyst geode halves with calcite, from Aurangabad. Closed, the geode looks plain; opened, both halves show a chamber fully lined with sparkling purple amethyst, with calcite accenting the interior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cut edges show a band of white, translucent quartz beneath the purple crystals. Amethyst geodes form when silica-rich fluids fill gas cavities in the Deccan basalt lava flows, and the purple color comes from traces of iron combined with natural irradiation. Aurangabad district is one of India's steadier sources of well-colored geodes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt more than 14 lb and over 25 cm across, this is a large statement piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1084\/7748\/files\/free-ship-india.jpg?v=1607930016\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Superb Minerals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42458009174271,"sku":"B 5226","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1084\/7748\/products\/amethyst-geode-with-calcite-unopened-natural-mineral-specimen-b-5226-amethyst-superb-minerals-627968.jpg?v=1683357506","url":"https:\/\/www.superbminerals.us\/products\/large-amethyst-geode-pair-with-calcite-aurangabad-india-b-5226","provider":"Superb Minerals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}