Amethyst Gemstone is the purple variety of the Quartz mineral. Amethyst’s purple color can range from a light lilac to a deep, intense royal purple, and from brownish to vivid.
Fine amethysts have been set in religious jewelry and royal crown jewels for ages. It was once considered equal in value to ruby, emerald, and sapphire.
Amethyst is a gem with purple coloring that many people find very beautiful. It is the purple variety of the mineral quartz. It was as valuable as ruby and emerald until the 1800s when more amethyst was found in the country of Brazil. It is the most valuable quartz gem. Today, many kinds of jewelry are made from amethyst.
Amethyst is the purple variety of the quartz mineral species and the gem most commonly associated with the color purple.
Amethyst from Boudi, Morocco Fabrizio Troilo, Abdelghani El Harfi, Salahaddine Mouaddib, Erica Bittarello, and Emanuele Costa , 四月 30, 2015 阅读详细内容（英语） 摩洛哥紫水晶：采矿和营销 Andrew Lucas and Tao Hsu , 五月 8, 2017 阅读详细内容（英语） Large Aqueous Primary Fluid Inclusion in Amethyst
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Amethyst Quality Factors This 17.53-carat amethyst displays a rich reddish purple color. - Lydia Dyer, Super Trillion Cut Amethyst gem courtesy of John Dyer & Co. Amethyst has been the most-prized quartz variety for centuries. Once available only to royalty, relatively plentiful supplies have made amethyst more widely available in modern times.
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