Ametrine

Ametrine is transparent, bicolored quartz with the colors of both amethyst and citrine in the same gem is called ametrine or amethyst-citrine

 

About Ametrine

Most people have never heard of ametrine and are very surprised to see purple and yellow in a single transparent gemstone. Ametrine is a rare gemstone with a finite supply that is produced in commercial quantities at only one mine in the world. It is a relative newcomer to the gemstone trade, being available in small quantities for just a few decades. 

Ametrine is a variety of bi-color quartz that has zones of amethyst (purple) and citrine (golden yellow) in contact with one another in a single crystal. The words AMEthyst and ciTRINE were combined to yield the name "ametrine," which is widely used in the gemstone trade. This material is known by other less-frequently used names including: "amethyst-citrine," "trystine," "bicolor amethyst," "bicolor quartz," and "bolivianite." The bolivianite name is a response to the material being designated as the national gemstone of Bolivia.

Where do you find Ametrine stone?

Ametrine is rarely found in nature. Almost all of the world's commercial ametrine production has been from the Anahi Mine in southeastern Bolivia. The mine has been operated by Minerales y Metales del Oriente S.R.L. since 1989.

About Ametrine

Most people have never heard of ametrine and are very surprised to see purple and yellow in a single transparent gemstone. Ametrine is a rare gemstone with a finite supply that is produced in commercial quantities at only one mine in the world. It is a relative newcomer to the gemstone trade, being available in small quantities for just a few decades. 

Ametrine is a variety of bi-color quartz that has zones of amethyst (purple) and citrine (golden yellow) in contact with one another in a single crystal. The words AMEthyst and ciTRINE were combined to yield the name "ametrine," which is widely used in the gemstone trade. This material is known by other less-frequently used names including: "amethyst-citrine," "trystine," "bicolor amethyst," "bicolor quartz," and "bolivianite." The bolivianite name is a response to the material being designated as the national gemstone of Bolivia.

Where do you find Ametrine stone

Ametrine is rarely found in nature. Almost all of the world's commercial ametrine production has been from the Anahi Mine in southeastern Bolivia. The mine has been operated by Minerales y Metales del Oriente S.R.L. since 1989.

The Anahi Mine is in a dolomitic limestone of the Murcielago Group, a sequence of limestones up to 1500 feet thick that dip to the southwest in the area of the mine. Some zones within the Murcielago Group are heavily silicified, causing them to resist weathering and stand up above the surrounding Pantanal lowlands as prominent north-south-trending ridges.

 The Anahi Mine is in a ridge at a location where the dolomitic limestone is faulted and silicified.  Most of the mining activity is done underground, with a small amount of production at the surface.

Hydrothermal the activity has facilitated the growth of quartz within fractures and vugs of the dolomitic limestone. The walls of these openings are often covered with a thick layer of massive quartz with euhedral quartz crystals growing inwards towards the center of the cavities. Some of these are crystals of ametrine; many have been etched by later hydrothermal activity.

 Colour Ametrine  Stone?

The colors of amethyst and citrine are produced by iron impurities with different oxidation states within the quartz. Purple is thought to be produced by Fe3+ that is oxidized to Fe4+ by natural radiation emitted by the decay of potassium-40 in nearby rocks. The golden-yellow is thought to be produced by Fe3.

If a well-formed ametrine crystal is sawn perpendicular to the c-axis, the color zones of amethyst and citrine often form a geometric pattern that radiates outwards from the c-axis like the pieces of a pie. Straight-line contacts separate zones of amethyst from zones of citrine. This pattern is formed by Brazil law twinning in which two quartz crystals of different colors are intergrown to form the bicolor gemstone. [4] It is very different from the bicolor zones of a tourmaline crystal which form by sequential crystallization.

What are the benefits of Ametrine  Stone?

The ametrine is aimed at all those much-stressed people, who are constantly searching for a little inner balance. It allows you to work on yourself, your weaknesses, and above all, dependencies.

Summary

Ametrine is a wonderful yellow-purple stone, combining the properties of two minerals simultaneously – citrine and amethyst. In addition to natural beauty, it carries wisdom and harmony with the world, so you can learn to relate to the flow of life with understanding.