Amethyst, Agate, and Calcite "Skunks" from Uruguay. From: Rocks & Minerals | Date: March 1, 1997| Author: CURRIER, ROCK H. | COPYRIGHT 1997 Heldref Publications. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

A trip to Artigas, Uraguay, to purchase amethyst wholesale is described. Travel details, mineral quality, the region's mining history, amethyst mines, mining techniques and the cutting and polishing process are described. The market for Uraguayan amethyst should improve as the fields in Brazil and the artisans in India deplete their stocks.

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