This amethyst geode (amethyst cathedral, amethyst church) has many qualities for you to value:Ĭolor even, crystals saturated so value goes up
Take solace that the amethyst pieces are also very valuable as cabinet display pieces or "rough" to be cut for jewelry making. You would definitely view your "former geode" differently. The second question is, "What if I accidentally dropped the amethyst cathedral (amethyst church) from a third story balcony onto the driveway?" If you favor amethyst cathedrals (amethyst churches) that are lanky and shallow, you get more height for the weight.Īlternately, you may like stones that have deep caves, depth, a true third dimension. The last factor is interesting, but its affect on price per pound is an open question. A geode rock that is extremely bent over is less valued/more easily affordable. Most people favor tall, slender geode rocks, shaped like cathedral spires. Symmetry and shape are important factors. The polishing factory adds cement to the bases to protect any crystal area from breaking off and to allow you to stand the geode on end.Ĭlick here to see photos of other steps taken in the factory. The price goes to purchase thick walls outside the beautiful points.Īn amethyst geode (amethyst cathedral, amethyst church) with a thin base commands a higher price per pound. These may add little to the beauty of the geode, although they add to the weight. Some geodes though have walls of crystalline material or of other minerals. A geode wall made up of the bodies of crystal points is understandable. Such walls make that geode heavier than thin-walled geodes of the same height. A geode with large crystals has thick walls. Yet their very "largeness" increases the price of the geode. A large fully-saturated crystal is rarer than a small fully-saturated one. Large crystals took many more eons to form, and conditions had to remain constant. Inside the amethyst geode, large crystals are more highly prized than small crystals for several reasons. During what geologists say are eons of formation, additional minerals have seeped in to the geode to build gorgeous formations.Ĭlick here for photos from an amethyst geode mine. Seemingly contradictory is that streams or lines of white calcite increase the price per pound! Large white, or sometimes orange, calcite crystals also increase the price per pound. For examples of amethyst geode colors, please click here or or there. A colorless area may show near the base of each dark amethyst point. In most geodes though, the body has less color. In other words, the color will not "just" be in the tips of the crystal points. In an especially valuable amethyst geode, the color of a given crystal point saturates through the body of that crystal. Even colors across the whole surface are more valuable than "color zoning." This is a small-to-medium pricing factor. OK, what are other color factors? While continuing to look at the whole amethyst geode, note if the color is even, if the darkest colors spread evenly in each area (each zone). The colors and apparent darkness of amethyst geodes are exquisite, difficult to put into words. If you are drawn to three geodes, ask the seller to send you one photo of the three in the same light. Alternately, your budget buys more stone if you are happy with colors of medium purple to blue to gray. Since most of the surface is crystal, the first three pricing factors are color, color, and color! Darker, deeper amethyst geodes command much higher prices per pound. How do I value the amethyst geode (amethyst cathedral, amethyst church) as a whole? You want to learn the pricing factors and decide what is important to you. Few people choose to buy the highest quality. Why? You grade a geode for the same reasons you grade a diamond. How do you choose an amethyst geode (amethyst cathedral, amethyst church)? By using your intuition or your objective thought? In other words, you choose by answering the question, "What inspires me," OR you consider the two objective, left-brain questions and examples below. See Beauty, share Beauty - Bob Payne, Co-founder, For the Joy of It
Amethyst Geode Grading - amethyst cathedral, amethyst church For the Joy of It
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