Condor Agate Pair, Argentina 7e1b5446d1ec14a44f8caf7bd6372f6d Amethyst is a variety of

Amethyst is a variety of quartz which owes its coloration to the presence of iron in the area of its formation

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Although it does not usually show any play of color

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Condor Agate Pair, Argentina 7e1b5446d1ec14a44f8caf7bd6372f6d Amethyst is a variety ofAgate is a form of Chalcedony pronounced Kay sed ony, made up of 90% quartz and 10% morganite. It is composed of microscopically fine fibrous crystals and it normally shows color banding, stripes, whirls, bull's eye and other random patterns due to impurities in the quartz. Igneous rock is formed by lava and volcanic activity. This activity can form pockets bubbles in the rock, similarly to Swiss cheese. When these pockets are formed in an area close