I found this amethyst in my backyard in Washington DC. It was about 10 feet below the surface. There are both "copper balls" and "jellyfish" inclusions and I think most the jellyfish are on the same plane (but not all). Any idea?? I know that a post with similar inclusions in amethyst resulted in no answers.
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I am afraid I do not have a very good answer (hematite comes to mind...). If no one else comes up with one, the forum at Mindat, or Washington Minerals and their correspondents might. [Oops! if you asked already, I couldn't know...]
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i'm wondering if the amethyst sage agate is what the hosts on gemshopping network (asian collectibles) call 'hairy amethyst??' mostly seen in cab form??
Thanks for the comments. I guess I can assume the "balls" constitute a different mineral than the "things with tails". Not sure if this might be a factor, but I know the groundwater in which the amethyst was found is heavy with manganese.
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