Amethyst Mining in Morocco
It’s high excitement for Becky Scheffler and me, Kevin Whitmore. We are the gemstone buyers for Rio Grande, and we are departing on our first ever trip to Morocco, to visit our supplier of amethyst. Amethyst is a purple form of quartz, quite popular, and named as the birthstone for people born in the month of February. Rio has been selling amethyst for decades. But just last year we started offering Moroccan amethyst, which is special – Moroccan amethyst comes out of the ground purple, no heating needed. Further, we can document the “mine to market” path this gem takes.