Uruguay Amethyst Mixed Shapes AM1141 - Multi-colour Cut Base USA Astrophyllite is found in tragically

Astrophyllite is found in tragically few locations worldwide

Weight: 68

in rare cases

Dimension: 32x23x17 cm

Uruguay Amethyst Mixed Shapes AM1141 - Multi-colour Cut Base USA Astrophyllite is found in tragicallyLocality: Cataln Grande, Artigas Department, Uruguay Dimension: 12. 6 cm Weight: 1171g About 160 million years ago, when tectonic plates were rifting Africa and South America apart as the Atlantic Ocean opened, one of the worlds great flood basalt events was occurring. Basalts flowed from the rift, producing stratified lava flows thousands of feet thick in Brazil and nearby Uruguay. Within these flows, gas bubbles and lava tubes created cavities that