The amethyst of Namibia ! |
Other amethyst from Namibia is on the amethyst home page ---->>>> |
The amethyst often are heavily included with various crystals , minerals , and voids and vapor cavities . |
On occasion these voids are crystal shaped and are said to be "Negative Crystals ". |
The story of Brandberg Amethyst 99% of the amethyst labeled as "Brandberg" is actually from the near by Goboboseb Mountains. The Goboseb Mountains are in sight of Brandberg , which is a national monument and collecting is forbidden there . But since those mountains show up on the map and are more well known , that's the name the amethyst bear. |
The "official" lanquage of Namibia is English . However , Afrikaans and German are commonly spoken as well . To the left are examples of skeletal or "fenster" crystals. Fenster is a German word that means "window". You can see why the skeletal shapes with their window-like growth caused them to name them "fenster" crystals. |
Skeletal or "fenster" crystals |
This skeletal scepter with amethyst phantom also has inclusions ( the inclusions are not shown well ) . And on top of that it has relic cavities where some mineral formed at the end of the quartz growth ( but still before growth had stopped as evidenced by the indentions) . This secondary mineral then dissolved away , leaving strange relic cavities ! |
Hematite inclusions------>>> |
This crystal has 3 bubbles and is loaded with inclusions ! The color is exceptional . |
This video shows a mobile gas vapour bubble suspend in a liquid filled chamber . This is a two phase inclusion typically referred to as an "ENHYDRO".-------------------->>>>>>>> |
Updated April 06, 2019 |
Below are Brandberg amethyst crystal cross-sections. Note the inclusions and phantoms in them. |
We sell Brandberg amethyst at our Rock shop in McDonough, Georgia and also online on ebay. You can find our ebay link at the top of the page in the drop-down menu. The link to our store is below (click the amethyst crystal banner) |