Where is Prasiolite Found?
The type of amethyst from which green amethyst is made is found in only a few locations, the main source being Brazil – particularly in Montezuma (Minas Gerais state). Other locations where this variety of amethyst have been found include Arizona, the California-Nevada border, and Zimbabwe. Deposits of naturally occurring prasiolite (green amethyst) has been reported in Southern Bahia (Brazil), Canada (Thunder Bay), Poland, Tanzania, Namibia, Nevada and New Hampshire. It is often to be found side-by-side with purple amethyst crystals in igneous, metamorphic and volcanic rock.
