one of the sandstone buttes that define the Sedona skyline

Mesoamerican

The flat-base point format allows the piece to stand independently

traded for good-fortune associations across East Asian

Ocean Jasper is actually not a Jasper

Amethyst Geode Size:2.1"L x 1.3"W x 1.2"T one of the sandstone buttesA raw geode, uncutthe stones interior still half hidden. Amethyst geodes grow inside gas cavities in basaltic volcanic rock, primarily in the massive Paran formation of southern Brazil and Uruguay. Silica rich water seeps in over millions of years and deposits quartz crystal from the outer wall inward, building the druzy interior layer by layer. The violet color comes from trace iron and natural irradiation during crystal growth. This piece retains