Quartz (var: Chalcedony) / (var:Agate) / ("Grape Chalcedony / Grape Agate") Ametrine revealing a brighter red color

revealing a brighter red color

with only a few contacts here and there

Specimen # BOL711B73

The gem shows excellent pleochroism with a combination of a soft reddish-orange hue and a light yellow-green tone face up

Specimen # BOL711B276

Quartz (var: Chalcedony) / (var:Agate) / ("Grape Chalcedony / Grape Agate") Ametrine revealing a brighter red colorA beautiful structural group of radiating "balls" of this attractive material from Mamuju. Individual spheres measure up to 6 mm across which is larger than the majority weve seen on other specimens. I like the way that they increase in size from the bottom of the specimen to the top corner. The color is a medium purple with a soft matte luster, but a few spots have a slight sparkling drusy appearance. Areas of moss green colored Celadonite can be