Just in from Brazil!
We just acquired several burlap
sacks stuffed full of unsearched ametrine from an old mine in Brazil. The
entire lot had neatly been stored in these sacks, each of which weighs over 50
pounds, where they have sat untouched for years.
When I first saw this stash I was
in sheer amazement. To put the size of this hoard into perspective, consider
this: based on its weight, it is barely shy of 2,000,000 carats! We are
dividing all of this ametrine into 1,000+ carat bags (just shy of 1/2 pound!!!)
and selling them for only $19.95 per bag.
What a GREAT GIFT idea! These
bags of unsearched ametrine will be fun for the whole family to search through
together!!!
Imagine what you might find...
Ametrine with excellent cut,
color, and clarity could be worth hundreds of dollars per carat. Each lot will
have pieces ranging in size from less than 1 carat to pieces that will weigh a
whopping 40 carats or more. Most of these will be great for tumbling, wire wrap
jewelry, or just really neat to have. And you never know when that very
precious gem will show up!
These ametrine pieces are uncut,
uncleaned, rough, mine run ametrine straight out of the mine. They are neither
sorted through nor cherry picked ~ they come to you as they have come to us
directly from Brazil. Ametrine is the name given to an unusual variety of
quartz which exhibits the colors of amethyst and citrine side by side.
Amethyst is the variety of quartz
which is transparent and light to dark purple in color, and citrine is the
variety of quartz that is yellow or orange in color. Much of the natural citrine
may have started out as amethyst but heat from nearby magmatic bodies may have
caused the change to citrine. Ametrine is created when the change is only half
complete and so the dark transparent and clean stones are relatively rare and
always in demand. They will need to be cleaned in order to be reveal the
ametrine gems that you will be the first person ever to see!
It is a real treasure hunt with these because many times the outer crust hides
the best ametrine crystals.
We cannot make any promises on
exactly what you will find, but we can promise that you will receive a great
variety and variations in color, size and shape of ametrine pieces. Whether you
are a beginning collector looking to get started, an experienced collector, or
even a jeweler ~ satisfaction guaranteed...or your money back!
Cleaning instructions are included with every order.
Every order comes with detailed cleaning instructions as well as a complete
history of the coins.