38CTS AMETHYST CRYSTAL GOLD PLATED PENDANT SG-3488

FOUND IN URUGUAY

* CUT FROM COLUMNS OF AMETHYST DEVELOPED MILLIONS OF YEARS AGO INSIDE AMETHYST GEODES

* AMETHYST GEODES WERE ONCE GAS POCKETS IN BOILING LAVA, SILICA FOUND ITS WAY INSIDE AND TOGETHER WITH IRON PARTICLES CREATED THE BEAUTIFUL PURPLE COLOUR . WHEN EVERYTHING COOLED OFF ATOMS AND MOLECULES TOGETHER WITH THE AVAILABLE SILICA WERE TRAPPED AND FORMED QUARTZ CRYSTALS.