Amethyst 6mm Round Faceted - Large Hole Beads

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Amethyst 6mm Round Faceted - Large Hole BeadsAmethyst is a beautiful purple stone, known as a Gem of Fire by ancient cultures. It has been greatly sought after throughout history and was at times valued as highly as Diamond. Today, this semi to precious variety of quartz is found in many locations around the world. The presence of Manganese within the stone produces the purple hue, and variation of the amount of iron in the stone creates a color range from reddish purple to deep violet to light

Originally discovered in the 1940’s and not introduced commercially until 1978

The name derives from the Greek word for “not intoxicated” and was once believed to prevent drunkenness and overindulgence

Turquoise is one of the oldest known gemstones

Botswana Agate displays highly defined parallel banding

â€œrhodon

as well as gray and white inclusions in marbled patterns

or during meditation

milky white and clear

sodalite and pyrite

Brings a sense of peace and contentment

When the level of iron oxide is high

” taking its name from the stone