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Quartz (amethyst) - Las Vigas de Ramirez, Veracruz, Mexico

Amethyst from Las Vigas, Mexico is one of our Top 100 Minerals.

Quartz veins cutting volcanic rocks high in the mountains near Las Vigas de Ramirez have produced some of the world’s finest amethyst crystals. These specimens, featuring single or, more commonly, divergent clusters of crystals on quartz matrix are distinguished by the fact that they exhibit an elongate prismatic habit rather than the squat or stout shape normally observed in amethyst.  The best of the Las Vigas amethyst consists of divergent groups of lustrous, deep purple crystals attractively contrasted against a green epidote dusted matrix.

This material was first brought to the attention of the Ontiveros family in the mid-1960s. Two of the brothers then made visits to the area in the late 1960s and 1970s to obtain specimens for the market. Steve Green was the next major player on the scene, having been responsible for bringing many fine lots of specimens to the Tucson, Denver and Munich shows in the early 1980s.

Production seems to have dropped in the last decade and good new specimens are scarce.  Fine specimens from earlier finds are quickly snapped up by connoisseurs.


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Amethyst
Las Vigas, Vera Cruz, Mexico
$150
85mm x 55mm x 35mm
Quartz var. Amethyst
Mun. Las Vigas de Ramirez, Veracruz, Mexico
$20
31mm x 21mm x 18mm
Amethyst
Las Vigas, Vera Cruz, Mexico
$950
70mm x 60mm x 40mm
Amethyst
Las Vigas de Ramírez Mun., Veracruz, Mexico
$1250
90mm x 50mm x 50mm
Amethyst
Las Vigas de Ramírez | Veracruz | Mexico
$1023 *
84mm x 46mm x 43mm
Amethyst
Las Vigas, Vera Cruz, Mexico
$350
100mm x 90mm x 25mm
Amethyst.
Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico
$133 *
60mm x 54mm x 22mm
From: A Bijoux
Quartz var. Amethyst
Mun. Las Vigas de Ramirez, Veracruz, Mexico
$1750
80mm x 77mm x 53mm
Quartz var. Amethyst
Mun. Las Vigas de Ramirez, Veracruz, Mexico
$600
93mm x 54mm x 52mm
Amethyst.
Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico
$210 *
43mm x 26mm x 23mm
From: A Bijoux
Amethyst.
Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico
$133 *
60mm x 42mm x 18mm
From: A Bijoux
Quartz var. Amethyst
Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico
$650
40mm x 30mm x 20mm
Amethyst.
Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico
$1430 *
82mm x 67mm x 28mm
From: A Bijoux
Quartz var. Amethyst
Las Vigas de Ramírez Mun., Veracruz, Mexico
$4500
80mm x 60mm x 50mm
Amethyst
Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico
$275
68mm x 54mm x 42mm
Amethyst
Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico
$450
111mm x 87mm x 70mm
Amethyst
Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico
$150
52mm x 40mm x 39mm
Amethyst
Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico
$250
63mm x 57mm x 57mm
Amethyst
Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico
$120
51mm x 46mm x 24mm
Amethyst
Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico
$250
60mm x 58mm x 30mm
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