" CHIBUKU " OR SHANGAAN AMETHYST

THESE CRYSTALS GET THEIR NAME FROM THE SHANGAAN TRIBE OF THE GEZANI COMMUNAL LAND IN MATEKE, ZIMBABWE. THIS CRYSTAL SPECIFICALLY COMES FROM THE CHIBUKU MINE WHICH WAS NAMED AFTER A LOCAL BEVERAGE. THIS PIECE CAME FROM SOME OF THE FIRST RELEASE ONTO THE MARKET AND WAS PUT AWAY FOR YEARS BECAUSE OF ITS EXTRAORDINARY HEMATITE REFLECTIVE PROPERTIES ALONG WITH IT'S FANTASTIC COLOR, BOTH BACKLIT AND NOT. WHEN INSPECTED YOU CAN SEE THE PRIMARY STEM OF ITS FIRST GROWTH OR " STEM " OF THE PIECE INTERNALLY CAPTURED AS WELL. I CONSIDER THIS PIECE ONE OF THE BEST OF THE ENTIRE FIND THAT I'VE EVER HAD. 

THIS PIECE MEASURES APPROX 5.5 CM X 3.4 CM X 2.8 CM