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Amethyst
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Amethyst is a wonderful affordable purple gemstone. It is wonderful in
rings, necklaces, pendants, earrings, and bracelets. It is given as a
symbol of sincerity, security, and peace of mind.
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| Colour |
Light to dark
purple. Sometimes banded purple and white; sometimes mixed with colourless
Rock Crystal; and sometimes mixed with brownish-yellow Citrine. |
| Hardness |
7 |
| Specific
Gravity |
2.65-2.66 |
| Refractive
Index |
1.543-1.554 |
| Lustre |
Vitreous |
| Mineral
class |
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| Composition |
SIO2 |
Amethyst General Information
The highest quality of amethyst is transparent.
Clean your Amethyst in ultrasonic jewellery cleaner or with warm,
soapy water and a soft bristle brush. Amethyst often becomes paler if
kept out in the sun.
Amethyst is sometimes heat treated to create Citrine.
Varieties
 | Amethyst Quartz - Mixture of Amethyst and Milky Quartz (or clear
Quartz). It is purple on top and white or clear on the bottom. It may
also be banded purple and white. |
| Ametrine - Mixture of Amethyst and Citrine. It is partially purple
and partially orange-yellow, with the colour zones often sharply
divided. |
| Canadian Amethyst - Amethyst with an internal coating of red
Hematite. It is only found in Thunder Bay, Ontario. |
| Lavender Amethyst - Pale purple variety of Amethyst |
| Veracruz Amethyst - Tall, prismatic Amethyst crystals from Vera
Cruz, Mexico. |
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Where Amethyst is found
Amethyst is found in Arizona, Australia, Brazil, Burma, Canada,
India, Madagascar, Namibia, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, Sri Lanka,
Uruguay, Zambia.
Some of the most noteworthy crystals are mined in Mexico. They
are renowned for tall, prismatic, well-shaped crystals.
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Birthstone Months with Amethyst
| February: Modern & Traditional
Birthstone |
| Pisces (Feb 19-Mar 20): Birthstone |
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Anniversary Gemstone for Amethyst
Amethyst is the anniversary
gemstone for the 4th, 6th and 17th year of marriage.
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Amethyst Mystical
Properties
Amethyst is used to increase spirituality. It is the
ancient healer of all levels of body, mind, and spirit. It is said to
cleanse, purify, restructure and renew. It is said to help balance
emotions, sleep, pancreas, metabolism, nerves, digestion, heart,
stomach, skin, teeth, lungs, blood and breathing.
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More Amethyst Lore
Often amethyst is given as a symbol of sincerity, security, and peace of
mind.
Leonardo Da Vinci wrote that amethyst was able to dissipate evil
thoughts and quicken the intelligence (it obviously worked pretty well
for him!)
The name comes from the Greek amethystos meaning "without
wine." The ancients thought that amethyst could prevent
drunkenness. Goblets were made of amethyst so that one could imbibe
endlessly without fear of intoxication. The gemstone still symbolizes
sobriety.
Amethyst is the US State Gemstone of South Carolina and Canadian
Province Gemstone of Ontario, Canada
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