5 Purple Crystals and Minerals to Add to Your Collection!
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Want to fill out a rainbow of colors in your mineral and crystal collection?
There are many wonderful examples of purple hued crystals to easily add to your collection. Here are 5 to start with:
1. Fluorite
Fluorite is truly a mineral of all colors. Depending on where it forms and what elements are part of the chemical structure, you will find this mineral in all the colors on the spectrum. Purple fluorite is especially stunning. You can find wonderful raw specimens coming out of China. You can also readily purchase fluorite in a variety of polished crystal shapes depending on your preference.
2. Charoite
Once you lay your eyes on a piece of charoite, you'll be determined to add one to your collection! It has a lovely fibrous sheen to it, with swirling shades ranging from lilac to vibrant violet. Because it forms in large masses, actual crystals of pure charoite don't exist. However, this material is easily cut and polished. This process helps the unattractive rough stone turn into something truly magnificient!
3. Amethyst
Amethyst (purple variety of quartz) is probably one of the most easily recognizable and widely avaible minerals or crystals out there. That doesn't make it basic by any means. Besides being available to purchase in popular geodes or cut-base styles, you can also find stunning examples of single amethyst crystal scepters out of Namibia; Cactus Quartz (or Spirit Quartz) from South Africa; and unusual flower like formations from Brazil.
4. Kunzite
Kunzite is a pinkish-purple variety of spodumene. It can range in color from pale lilac to lavender to a rich magenta. This mineral looks stunning in its natural crystal formation. But raw kunzite is also completely stunning, especially when you find some that have lepidolite and aquamarine in the stone. And an added bonus? It glows fantastically under UV light!
5. Lepidolite
Lepidolite is a variety of mica in which high amounts of lithium produce lovely shades of lavender. Being a mica, it is a very soft material and often forms in thin sheets layered on top of each other like a "book". It is readily available and affordable in its smaller, raw form. When lepidolite is formed with quartz, the quartz helps stabilize the material, making it easier to carve into objects or cabochons for jewelry.
An eye-catching crystal or mineral can really add to the overall visual appeal of a collection--and these 5 varieties can do just that!
Looking to add some purple minerals to your collection?