Color of amethyst geodes is very similar to the color of a Malbec wine

 Amazing surprise checking in at the Intercontinental hotel in Mexico City by Reforma (Campos Eliseos). My breath was taken away when I saw this beautiful 1.5 m specimen, a gorgeous amethyst geode from Minas Geraes, Brazil in the lobby. It seems to me that they were waiting for my arrival. I immediately took my camera and captured several pictures, which I believe some came up good, I hope you enjoy my selections. To celebrate, nothing better than an amethyst colored Malbec wine from Mendoza, Argentina 2010 crop.

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Tom's online report 37 (Spring 2014)

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Rob Lavinsky’s The Arkenstone site (irocks.com) has undergone a complete redesign, and its new incarnation, like the old one, has very “deep” galleries loaded with fine specimens, fine Joe Budd photos of same, and much documentary information. Among Rob’s post-Tucson updates on the new site is a section which offers specimens from the Herb Obodda collection—heavy on old European classics and on more recent things from Herb’s former stomping........