{"product_id":"sparkling-amethyst-geode-in-two-halves-aurangabad-india-b-5327","title":"Sparkling Purple Amethyst Geode in Two Halves – Natural Mineral Specimen from Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India # B 5327","description":"\u003cp\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrimary Mineral: Amethyst\u003cbr\u003eSize: 6 x 5 inches (15.2 x 12.7 cm)\u003cbr\u003eSize Class: Large Cabinet\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 3,459 g (7.6 lb)\u003cbr\u003eLocality: Aurangabad (Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar), Maharashtra, India\u003cbr\u003eYear of Discovery: 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn amethyst geode in two halves from Aurangabad. Closed, it looks plain; split open, both halves reveal a chamber fully lined with sparkling purple amethyst.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe edges show a layer of white, translucent quartz beneath the purple crystals, which frames the color. 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\u003eHeavy for its size at 7.6 lb, the pair displays well side by side.\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":42581422637311,"sku":"B 5327","price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1084\/7748\/products\/amethyst-sprakling-crystals-geode-in-two-halfs-natural-mineral-specimen-b-5327-amethyst-superb-minerals-261047.jpg?v=1647861309","url":"https:\/\/www.superbminerals.us\/products\/sparkling-amethyst-geode-in-two-halves-aurangabad-india-b-5327","provider":"Superb Minerals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}