Amethyst Shape Moon Snowflake Flame and iron oxides

and iron oxides

with quartz and feldspar forming the orbs that are seen

2 H inches

Ammonites were ocean-dwelling mollusks that lived from the mid-Devonian (388 million years ago) through the Cretaceous (66 million years ago)

this piece does have a marvelous cluster of  pyrite crystals on quartz

Amethyst Shape Moon Snowflake Flame and iron oxidesAmethyst is a purple variety of quartz that gets its color from irradiation and inclusions of iron in the crystal lattice. Amethyst has been prized for thousands of years as a gemstone, commonly being used in jewelry. Ancient Greeks believed that amethyst prevented the intoxicating effects of alcohol. Amethyst was considered a precious gem until the 18th century when large deposits were discovered in South America. This piece is polished into a moon