Amethyst Gemstone
Amethyst the violet purple gemstone happens to be the most popular gemstone member of the quartz mineral family. Purple has always been associated with social status and royalty and there, are not too many options for a natural purple gemstone. Before the abundance of Brazilian amethyst resources came to be known, there was not too much of emerald to be found. This made amethyst rare and highly desirable, the purple quartz, was grouped along with the stalwarts of the gemstone world - ruby, sapphire and emerald. The mesmerizing purple gemstone was affordable only to a select few and went, beyond the budget of a majority of admirers. When the Brazilian mines were discovered, the gemstone started moving to a more reasonable price structure. The demand supply logic started behaving in a more mature way. And all of a sudden everyone could own an amethyst gemstone without, over burdening their wallet. This amazing quartz is available in a range of purple hues, darker amethyst can shown secondary hues in the form of red or grey. Historically, it's place on the breastplate of Aaron, the high priest of the Israelis, promoted it to the birthstone charts and it now stands as the birthstone for the month of February.
In this section we bring together various reports relating to amethyst gems and jewelry with amethyst. While some of these amethyst resources might be related to folklore and traditions, others will give you some useful information and advice related to the gemstone. We will be updating this section regularly so it might be a good idea to, bookmark the page for future reference. Claddagh365 crafts all types of jewelry with fine craftsmanship and custom cut gems. You are not limited by design or gems since, we can craft jewelry as per your design or ours, and can procure just about any gem that is required for your jewels.
In this section we bring together various reports relating to amethyst gems and jewelry with amethyst. While some of these amethyst resources might be related to folklore and traditions, others will give you some useful information and advice related to the gemstone. We will be updating this section regularly so it might be a good idea to, bookmark the page for future reference. Claddagh365 crafts all types of jewelry with fine craftsmanship and custom cut gems. You are not limited by design or gems since, we can craft jewelry as per your design or ours, and can procure just about any gem that is required for your jewels.
Amethyst was once a very rare gem and a favorite of the royals. This allowed the purple quartz to command prices that were on par with, ruby, sapphire and emerald. The discovery of large amethyst resources in Brazil happened in the 19th century. With this find, the gemstone took on more moderate prices and tremendously, pushed up demand. Known for thousands of years, the amazing February birthstone has been showered with traditional beliefs and folklore by almost every civilization. Read all about amethyst and it's brush with royalty ... here.
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While retaining it's basic violet-purple hue, amethyst can have a color intensity that begins with a very pale lilac and moves right up to a strong saturated purple. it is therefore necessary to understand the color range of amethyst that should be your choice. While retaining your freedom to choose a light or dark purple amethyst stone, it might be a good idea to stay away from the very pale or very dark amethyst color. So what exactly is the problem with very pale or very saturated amethyst stones, read about that and more right ... here.
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