Grape Agate Cluster from Indonesia — 115g
A low-profile plate of lavender amethystine quartz with rounded grape-like formations and contrasting pale green mineral texture — approx 115g / 4.3 × 2.0 × 0.9 in.
Chakra | Crown and Third Eye
Primary Intention | Awakening
Country of Origin | Indonesia
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Grape Agate Cluster from Indonesia — 115g
Grape Agate Cluster from Indonesia — 115g
Clarity, Growth, Awakening
One-of-a-kind Grape Agate specimen from Mamuju Regency, West Sulawesi, Indonesia, featuring rounded lavender amethystine quartz across a slender, low-profile formation. Closely grouped spheres create the grape-like surface associated with this unusual Indonesian quartz material.
The primary face displays soft lavender, pale violet, and pink-lilac formations with areas of gentle translucency. Small blue-green zones interrupt the purple surface, while the reverse reveals a broader layer of pale cream, gray, and muted green mineral texture.
At approximately 4.3 inches long but less than one inch thick, this specimen has the appearance of a mineral plate rather than a dense cluster. Its open edges, layered interior, and contrast between rounded quartz and clay-rich material make the geological structure especially visible.
Specimen Details
- Material: Amethystine botryoidal quartz — trade name Grape Agate
- Locality: Mamuju Regency, West Sulawesi, Indonesia
- Formation: Radially grown quartz spherulites associated with clay-filled pockets in volcanic pillow lava
- Features: Low-profile plate, rounded lavender formations, translucent edges, open spaces, and contrasting pale green and cream mineral texture
- Color: Lavender, pale violet, soft pink-lilac, cream, and muted blue-green tones
- Finish: Natural and unpolished
- Size: Approx. 4.3 × 2.0 × 0.9 in. / 110 × 51 × 22 mm
- Specimen Size: Small cabinet
- Weight: 115g / 4.1 oz.
- Display: Display block shown in photographs is not included
- Selection: Exact specimen shown
Geological Notes
Grape Agate is the trade name for aggregates of spheroidal quartz from West Sulawesi. The individual rounded structures consist of thin quartz fibers growing outward from central points. Where neighboring spheres meet, they become connected into the botryoidal, grape-like clusters for which the material is known.
The lavender material is amethystine quartz. Its color belongs to the same iron-related, naturally irradiated color-center system associated with amethyst, but the quartz developed as rounded spherulitic aggregates rather than conventional prismatic crystal points.
Despite its trade name, Grape Agate is not mineralogically a true agate because it lacks internal chalcedony banding. It is more accurately described as botryoidal quartz, spheroidal quartz, or an aggregate of quartz spherulites.
The material occurs in clay-filled spaces associated with weathered Miocene-age submarine pillow lavas in Mamuju Regency. These pillow-like volcanic masses formed as lava cooled beneath water, leaving irregular spaces between adjoining sections of volcanic rock.
The current formation model suggests that hydrothermal fluids dissolved silica from volcanic glass and altered portions of the surrounding rock into magnesium- and calcium-rich clay. Silica later precipitated from solution within the clay-filled spaces, producing radial quartz spherulites that collected and bonded into clusters.
This specimen preserves rounded lavender growth across one side and pale cream to blue-green clay-rich material along the reverse and interior. The green coloration seen in Grape Agate specimens is commonly associated with clay-mineral inclusions or coatings rather than simply representing a more highly irradiated purple color zone.
Mystic Parcel Notes
This specimen was selected for Mystic Parcel because its thin horizontal structure reveals more of the material’s relationship with the original clay-filled pocket. The rounded quartz growth dominates the display face, while the pale reverse exposes a contrasting layer of mineral texture that would be hidden on a denser specimen.
The purple surface is not uniform. Lavender and pink-lilac spheres move around translucent edges and isolated blue-green areas, creating a soft but varied palette. Viewed from the side, the specimen has an almost shelf-like architecture with quartz formations extending above and below the narrow central layer.
Energetically, Grape Agate is often associated with clarity, growth, and awakening. The many individual growth centers joining into a connected formation give the specimen the feeling of gradual development — small changes accumulating into a larger and more integrated whole.
For collectors, this is an informative small cabinet specimen with visible quartz, clay-rich material, and pocket structure. For intention buyers, its low profile and quiet lavender palette make it suited to a desk, meditation space, bedside arrangement, or layered Curio Cabinet display.
What you’ll receive
- One (1) 115g Grape Agate quartz specimen from Mamuju Regency, West Sulawesi, Indonesia — exact specimen shown
- Mystic Parcel specimen identification card
The black display block used in the photographs is a styling prop and is not included.
How to use
- Display horizontally on a stable shelf, specimen riser, desk, or Curio Cabinet surface.
- Position the lavender face outward to emphasize the rounded quartz formations and subtle color transitions.
- Turn the specimen periodically to examine the pale clay-rich reverse and thin layered structure.
- Use as a visual anchor for clarity, gradual growth, awakening, or integration work.
- Pair with amethyst, quartz, chalcedony, or other botryoidal minerals for a habit-focused collection.
Care
- Quartz is relatively durable, but the thin matrix, projecting spheres, and natural attachment points may be delicate.
- Lift the specimen by supporting its broader central structure rather than pulling on individual rounded formations.
- Remove dust with a clean air bulb or very soft dry brush.
- If additional cleaning is required, use a gentle low-pressure rinse and allow the piece to dry completely.
- Avoid prolonged soaking, ultrasonic cleaning, harsh chemicals, salt, abrasive scrubbing, and sudden temperature changes.
- Display on a stable surface where the narrow specimen will not be bumped, flexed, or dropped.
Notes: This is a natural mineral specimen and may show clay-rich matrix, mineral coatings, open spaces, uneven surfaces, color variation, crystalline texture, and delicate formation points. The display block shown in the photographs is not included. Photos show the exact specimen you will receive. Crystal use is complementary to and not a substitute for professional advice.
Natural clay-rich areas, mineral coatings, cavities, inclusions, color variation, crystalline texture, and formation lines are part of this specimen’s origin and character.
| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Material | Amethystine Quartz (Grape Agate) |
| Origin | Mamuju Regency, West Sulawesi, Indonesia |
| Dimensions | Approximately 4.3 × 2.0 × 0.9 in. / 110 × 51 × 22 mm |
| Weight | 115g / 4.1 oz. |
| Finish | Natural and unpolished |
| Distinctive Features | Low-profile plate with rounded lavender formations, translucent edges, and subtle color variations |
| Material | Description |
|---|---|
| Amethyst Quartz | Known by the trade name Grape Agate, this remarkable specimen showcases interconnected spheroidal quartz aggregates characterized by intricate crystalline textures. |
| Color Tones | A stunning array of lavender, lilac, soft violet, gray, cream, and subtle tan hues combine to create an appealing matrix. |
Grape Agate occurs in clay-filled spaces associated with weathered Miocene-age submarine pillow lavas in Mamuju Regency, West Sulawesi. These volcanic rocks formed when lava was extruded beneath water and cooled into rounded pillow-like masses, leaving irregular spaces between them.
The current geological model suggests that hydrothermal fluids dissolved silica from volcanic glass and gradually altered portions of the surrounding rock into magnesium- and calcium-rich clay. Silica later precipitated from solution within these clay-filled pockets, forming radially structured quartz spherulites that collected and bonded into clusters.
This specimen preserves both sides of that formation story: rounded lavender quartz across the primary display surface and pale cream to blue-green clay-rich material along the reverse and interior. The contrasting textures help reveal the environment in which the quartz developed.
This specimen was selected for its unusual horizontal architecture and distinct division between lavender quartz growth and pale green, cream, and gray mineral texture. Its narrow profile allows the rounded formations to be viewed almost as a cross-section through the original pocket.
Energetically, Grape Agate is often associated with clarity, growth, and awakening. The many individual spheres developing into one connected structure give the piece a visual language of gradual progress, cooperation, and integration.
Its low profile makes it well suited to a shelf, specimen riser, desk, or layered Curio Cabinet arrangement where the color transitions and irregular edges can be viewed closely.
Grape Agate Cluster from Indonesia — 115g
Clarity, Growth, Awakening
One-of-a-kind Grape Agate specimen from Mamuju Regency, West Sulawesi, Indonesia, featuring rounded lavender amethystine quartz across a slender, low-profile formation. Closely grouped spheres create the grape-like surface associated with this unusual Indonesian quartz material.
The primary face displays soft lavender, pale violet, and pink-lilac formations with areas of gentle translucency. Small blue-green zones interrupt the purple surface, while the reverse reveals a broader layer of pale cream, gray, and muted green mineral texture.
At approximately 4.3 inches long but less than one inch thick, this specimen has the appearance of a mineral plate rather than a dense cluster. Its open edges, layered interior, and contrast between rounded quartz and clay-rich material make the geological structure especially visible.
Specimen Details
- Material: Amethystine botryoidal quartz — trade name Grape Agate
- Locality: Mamuju Regency, West Sulawesi, Indonesia
- Formation: Radially grown quartz spherulites associated with clay-filled pockets in volcanic pillow lava
- Features: Low-profile plate, rounded lavender formations, translucent edges, open spaces, and contrasting pale green and cream mineral texture
- Color: Lavender, pale violet, soft pink-lilac, cream, and muted blue-green tones
- Finish: Natural and unpolished
- Size: Approx. 4.3 × 2.0 × 0.9 in. / 110 × 51 × 22 mm
- Specimen Size: Small cabinet
- Weight: 115g / 4.1 oz.
- Display: Display block shown in photographs is not included
- Selection: Exact specimen shown
Geological Notes
Grape Agate is the trade name for aggregates of spheroidal quartz from West Sulawesi. The individual rounded structures consist of thin quartz fibers growing outward from central points. Where neighboring spheres meet, they become connected into the botryoidal, grape-like clusters for which the material is known.
The lavender material is amethystine quartz. Its color belongs to the same iron-related, naturally irradiated color-center system associated with amethyst, but the quartz developed as rounded spherulitic aggregates rather than conventional prismatic crystal points.
Despite its trade name, Grape Agate is not mineralogically a true agate because it lacks internal chalcedony banding. It is more accurately described as botryoidal quartz, spheroidal quartz, or an aggregate of quartz spherulites.
The material occurs in clay-filled spaces associated with weathered Miocene-age submarine pillow lavas in Mamuju Regency. These pillow-like volcanic masses formed as lava cooled beneath water, leaving irregular spaces between adjoining sections of volcanic rock.
The current formation model suggests that hydrothermal fluids dissolved silica from volcanic glass and altered portions of the surrounding rock into magnesium- and calcium-rich clay. Silica later precipitated from solution within the clay-filled spaces, producing radial quartz spherulites that collected and bonded into clusters.
This specimen preserves rounded lavender growth across one side and pale cream to blue-green clay-rich material along the reverse and interior. The green coloration seen in Grape Agate specimens is commonly associated with clay-mineral inclusions or coatings rather than simply representing a more highly irradiated purple color zone.
Mystic Parcel Notes
This specimen was selected for Mystic Parcel because its thin horizontal structure reveals more of the material’s relationship with the original clay-filled pocket. The rounded quartz growth dominates the display face, while the pale reverse exposes a contrasting layer of mineral texture that would be hidden on a denser specimen.
The purple surface is not uniform. Lavender and pink-lilac spheres move around translucent edges and isolated blue-green areas, creating a soft but varied palette. Viewed from the side, the specimen has an almost shelf-like architecture with quartz formations extending above and below the narrow central layer.
Energetically, Grape Agate is often associated with clarity, growth, and awakening. The many individual growth centers joining into a connected formation give the specimen the feeling of gradual development — small changes accumulating into a larger and more integrated whole.
For collectors, this is an informative small cabinet specimen with visible quartz, clay-rich material, and pocket structure. For intention buyers, its low profile and quiet lavender palette make it suited to a desk, meditation space, bedside arrangement, or layered Curio Cabinet display.
What you’ll receive
- One (1) 115g Grape Agate quartz specimen from Mamuju Regency, West Sulawesi, Indonesia — exact specimen shown
- Mystic Parcel specimen identification card
The black display block used in the photographs is a styling prop and is not included.
How to use
- Display horizontally on a stable shelf, specimen riser, desk, or Curio Cabinet surface.
- Position the lavender face outward to emphasize the rounded quartz formations and subtle color transitions.
- Turn the specimen periodically to examine the pale clay-rich reverse and thin layered structure.
- Use as a visual anchor for clarity, gradual growth, awakening, or integration work.
- Pair with amethyst, quartz, chalcedony, or other botryoidal minerals for a habit-focused collection.
Care
- Quartz is relatively durable, but the thin matrix, projecting spheres, and natural attachment points may be delicate.
- Lift the specimen by supporting its broader central structure rather than pulling on individual rounded formations.
- Remove dust with a clean air bulb or very soft dry brush.
- If additional cleaning is required, use a gentle low-pressure rinse and allow the piece to dry completely.
- Avoid prolonged soaking, ultrasonic cleaning, harsh chemicals, salt, abrasive scrubbing, and sudden temperature changes.
- Display on a stable surface where the narrow specimen will not be bumped, flexed, or dropped.
Notes: This is a natural mineral specimen and may show clay-rich matrix, mineral coatings, open spaces, uneven surfaces, color variation, crystalline texture, and delicate formation points. The display block shown in the photographs is not included. Photos show the exact specimen you will receive. Crystal use is complementary to and not a substitute for professional advice.
Natural clay-rich areas, mineral coatings, cavities, inclusions, color variation, crystalline texture, and formation lines are part of this specimen’s origin and character.
| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Material | Amethystine Quartz (Grape Agate) |
| Origin | Mamuju Regency, West Sulawesi, Indonesia |
| Dimensions | Approximately 4.3 × 2.0 × 0.9 in. / 110 × 51 × 22 mm |
| Weight | 115g / 4.1 oz. |
| Finish | Natural and unpolished |
| Distinctive Features | Low-profile plate with rounded lavender formations, translucent edges, and subtle color variations |
| Material | Description |
|---|---|
| Amethyst Quartz | Known by the trade name Grape Agate, this remarkable specimen showcases interconnected spheroidal quartz aggregates characterized by intricate crystalline textures. |
| Color Tones | A stunning array of lavender, lilac, soft violet, gray, cream, and subtle tan hues combine to create an appealing matrix. |
Grape Agate occurs in clay-filled spaces associated with weathered Miocene-age submarine pillow lavas in Mamuju Regency, West Sulawesi. These volcanic rocks formed when lava was extruded beneath water and cooled into rounded pillow-like masses, leaving irregular spaces between them.
The current geological model suggests that hydrothermal fluids dissolved silica from volcanic glass and gradually altered portions of the surrounding rock into magnesium- and calcium-rich clay. Silica later precipitated from solution within these clay-filled pockets, forming radially structured quartz spherulites that collected and bonded into clusters.
This specimen preserves both sides of that formation story: rounded lavender quartz across the primary display surface and pale cream to blue-green clay-rich material along the reverse and interior. The contrasting textures help reveal the environment in which the quartz developed.
This specimen was selected for its unusual horizontal architecture and distinct division between lavender quartz growth and pale green, cream, and gray mineral texture. Its narrow profile allows the rounded formations to be viewed almost as a cross-section through the original pocket.
Energetically, Grape Agate is often associated with clarity, growth, and awakening. The many individual spheres developing into one connected structure give the piece a visual language of gradual progress, cooperation, and integration.
Its low profile makes it well suited to a shelf, specimen riser, desk, or layered Curio Cabinet arrangement where the color transitions and irregular edges can be viewed closely.
