The Quartz Page: Amethyst
Amethyst is also commercially mined in Canada, Pakistan, Madagascar, or Finland, just to name a few countries. You'd be surprised to see how difficult it is to get a hold of an amethyst from the European Alps. Here amethyst occurs only at a few spots, mostly as scepters grown on rock crystals, or as scepter and skeleton quartz aggregates. Afghanistan. 10mm 1024x826 107kb .