{"product_id":"amethyst-flower-a-natural-brazil","title":"Amethyst flower (A) — natural, Brazil","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA statement plate with flower formations across the top section, purple running through green.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe flowers are rosettes, and they form when crystals grow outward from a single point rather than upward from a flat surface. Something small gets the growth started, a speck of grit or a break in the cavity wall, and quartz builds away from it in every available direction at once. The result radiates, which is why it reads as a flower rather than as a field of points.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThey are not common on a plate this size. Most of a geode wall grows evenly, so the crystals line up and the surface comes out uniform. Rosettes need irregularity to start with, and then need to survive everything that grows afterwards without being buried.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eKeep it out of direct sunlight. Sustained UV breaks down the iron centres that produce the purple, and amethyst that fades does not come back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMineral:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAmethyst, the purple variety of quartz (SiO₂), with celadonite\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCrystal system:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eTrigonal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin: \u003c\/strong\u003eRio Grande do Sul, Brazil\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardness: \u003c\/strong\u003e7 on the Mohs scale; hard, though fine druzy points chip easily\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTreatment: \u003c\/strong\u003eNone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20.5 x 10.5 x 34 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.135 kg                                                                                                                                            \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSupplied on a bespoke gold stand\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eYou will receive the exact piece photographed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Crystal Showroom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58514411913560,"sku":null,"price":345.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0778\/4880\/5720\/files\/afb-a-1.jpg?v=1789827837","url":"https:\/\/thecrystalshowroom.com\/products\/amethyst-flower-a-natural-brazil","provider":"The Crystal Showroom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}