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| Natural Amethysts Overview: | |
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Amethyst is a member
of the quartz family and has typical high brilliance and is frequently
inclusion-free. The color ranges from lilac to deep purple; the deep
purple being the most prized. Amethyst is very durable and makes an excellent and popular choice for jewelry. We obtain our Amethyst from Uruguay, Brazil and Africa. We select stones that are deep in hue and have excellent clarity. Most of our Amethyst is inclusion free and has very high brilliance and flash. |
| Legend and Lore: | |
| Amethyst was considered to preserve sobriety in ancient Greece and Amethyst adorned wine goblets to prevent drunkenness. Leonardo Da Vinci wrote that Amethyst dissipated evil thoughts and quickened intelligence. Amethyst is a noticeable adornment in the British Crown Jewels, and the color purple has come to be symbolic of royalty. Amethyst was believed to promote piety and celibacy, and it was popular ornamentation for religious purposes in the Middle Ages. | |
| Physical Properties: | |
Color: |
Lilac to Purple |
Refractive Index: |
1.544 - 1.553 |
Pleochroism: |
Weak to Moderate Purple and Red Purple |
Chemistry: |
SiO2 |
Hardness: |
7.0 |
Density: |
2.66 (+0.03, -0.02) |
Crystal Group: |
Hexagonal |
Occurrence: |
Africa, Australia, Russia, South America, Brazil, Uruguay |
