{"product_id":"gold-amethyst-saea-metallic-geode","title":"Gold \u0026 amethyst | SAÉA Metallic Geode","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmethyst grew into the pocket first. Purple at the points, a white quartz band behind it, rough rock at the rim. Then it was coated. The gold and bronze across the crystal faces is a metallic finish applied in a chamber, not a color the amethyst grew with. The structure is the Earth's. The shine is ours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour and a half inches, open-face. It takes a shelf or a stack of books and reads from across a room on contrast alone: dark cavity, bright rim. One of a kind. The exact piece you'll receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSTRATA · VEIN · WEIGHT\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSTRATA\u003c\/strong\u003e — Natural amethyst geode, sourced from Brazil. Metallic vapor coating applied to the crystal faces.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVEIN\u003c\/strong\u003e — Purple amethyst points under a gold and bronze metallic finish, white quartz banding at the rim, rough exterior. The photo guides you to the color; it isn't a contract.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWEIGHT\u003c\/strong\u003e — 1 lb.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNatural amethyst geode with an applied metallic coating\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4.5\" H × 3\" W × 1.5\" D\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe color on the crystal faces is applied, not native to the stone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDust with a dry soft brush. Keep it out of water.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTHE FINISH\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhysical vapor deposition bonds a micro-thin metallic layer to the crystal faces inside a vacuum chamber. It is the same process behind the PVD on our metal jewelry, and the same one used on watch cases and surgical tools. It does not flake, fade, or wash off. It is also not the stone's own color, and we would rather tell you than let the photograph imply otherwise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIN THE TRADE\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmethyst carries more lore than almost any stone. The Greeks named it \u003cem\u003eamethystos\u003c\/em\u003e, \"not intoxicated,\" and carved drinking cups from it believing it would keep a person sober. Bishops wore it for centuries. In modern crystal practice it is assigned to the third-eye and crown chakras and kept for clarity, intuition, and sleep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe report the tradition; we don't claim it. What we will vouch for is documented: amethyst was priced alongside ruby and emerald until the Brazilian deposits opened in the nineteenth century and the supply changed overnight. And that the gold on these faces came from a chamber.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eORIGIN\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo one designed the cavity. Gas left a pocket in the rock, water filled it, and amethyst grew inward until the space closed. We added the metal. Both halves of that sentence are true. The geode occurs once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIN THE BOX\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCotton tote\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-stamped story card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCatalog card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSAÉA — shelter · refugio · پناه\u003cbr\u003eMade by earth. Finished by us. Kept by you.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAÉA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54695725629653,"sku":null,"price":82.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/7628\/2581\/files\/Gold-Amethyst-Geode---Front-View-Gold-BG.jpg?v=1787850628","url":"https:\/\/saeadesigns.com\/products\/gold-amethyst-saea-metallic-geode","provider":"SAÉA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}