Shangaan Smokey Amethyst Specimen No5

Shangaan amethyst is the trade name for beautiful, smokey amethyst mined by the Shangaan tribal people. It comes from the Chibuku mine located in Zimbabwe near the border with Mozambique.

Shangaan Amethyst is an alchemy of Amethyst, Clear Quartz, and Smokey Quartz that commonly contains Red Hematite Inclusions that can appear as either flecks or elongated streaks of red or black. It is commonly found in Skeletal/Venster formations, Elestial formations, as well as Scepters. Due to how they grow and form, Shangaan Amethysts are more likely to contain Enhydros

The Shangaan amethyst is dug up by the local Shangaan tribe and their Chief - Chief Gezani has made two simple rules surrounding the ethics of mining these crystals;

    If a tree is cut, 5 must be planted.
    If a hole is made, it must be re-filled.

These crystals are a sacred find and the tribals are extremely proud to have this in their land and is probably why the crystals have such an amazing and beautiful energy!!

Stunning Smokey Amethyst Specimen from Zimbabwe.

This piece has citrine inside and a mix of the smokey Amethyst too to create Ametrine. The Amethyst has beautifully deep, purple hues mixed with super phantoms and there is another crystal growing in the side. 

It is an elestial crystal that also has a moving enhydro in which makes this super valuable and rarer than your average Amethyst specimen.

A beautiful piece for any serious collector!

• Phantoms
• Enhydros
• Elestial
• Sceptre
• Weight 21g

Enhydros; These bubbles of water got trapped inside the crystal as the crystal was growing and are tens of millions years old!!!

The most valuable Enhydro Crystals are those that have moving bubbles - this one has a moving bubble! (See video)

An air pocket is present in the crystal, causing the water bubble to move up and down right within the pocket. Other Enhydro Crystals also have water bubbles inside them, but they are usually stationary. This does not make them any less beautiful and amazing, though. These crystals usually grow in or around water tables. They form in skeletal layers and then trap the water inside the crystal.