The Amethyst is extravagance in violet. For many thousands of years, the most popular member of the quartz family has been coveted by princes. Moses described it as a symbol of the Spirit of God.
Amethyst belongs to the larger Quartz family and is a very popular gem for jewellery manufacturers due to the availability in large sizes at affordable prices.
Quartz, the most common single mineral includes many varieties and sub-varieties. Amethyst is the name given to the variety which is transparent and light to dark purple in color. Although amethyst is found on almost every continent the dark transparent and clean stones are relatively rare and always in demand.
Silica is the most abundant oxide in the earth's crust, and its crystalline from Quartz, probably exhibits the greatest variations in color and shape of all minerals. The Purple variety is known as Amethyst. Its color is generally attributed to the presence of small amounts of manganese within the Crystals , Nicely shaped specimens have generally formed in cavities or fissures in a rock.
