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#IM01AD Amethyst
Necklace $69.00
Deep colored Nuggets and Round Amethyst Beads
20.5 inches with Sterling Silver Clasp
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#IM02ADL Amethyst Necklace and
Earrings $59.00
Deep colored amethyst chips with Large light amethyst Nuggets
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Amethyst - one of the Earth's beautiful stones. Amethyst
is a wonderful affordable purple gemstone. Purple has long been the color of
royalty and nobility. The deep colors are the most valuable, particularly a
rich purple with rose flashes. Fine amethysts are featured in the British
Crown Jewels and were also a favorite of Catherine the Great and Egyptian
royalty. There is evidence of Amethyst used as jewels dating back to around
3,000 B. C. in Egypt and in anterior Asia.
Amethyst is the most valuable transparent, coarse-grained variety of the
silica mineral quartz that is valued as a semiprecious gem for its violet
color. It contains more iron oxide than any other variety of quartz, and
experts believe that its color arises from its iron content. Amethyst is mined in Brazil, Uruguay, Sri Lanka, Siberia, Canada, India,
Bolivia, and Argentina and some African countries. Zambia being a
significant source for Amethyst. Generally, amethyst from South America
tends to be available in larger sizes than African amethyst but amethyst
from Africa has the reputation for having better, more saturated, color in
small sizes. Very dark amethyst, mostly in small sizes, is also mined in
Australia.
Amethyst is wonderful in rings, necklaces, pendants, earrings, and
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