SMOKY AMETHYST CRYSTAL

SMOKY AMETHYST CRYSTAL

Stunning colour Smoky Amethyst Crystal.  Aussie classic crystal with deep colouring.  The specimen is mounted on a perspex pad for enhance display.

Location:
Wyloo, Western Australia, Australia.

Dimensions:
4.7cm x 2.9cm x 5.2cm, 60g.

Variety of: Quartz , SiO2.

Amethyst is the purple variety of quartz and is a popular gemstone.  If it were not for its widespread availability, amethyst would be very expensive.  The name “amethyst” comes from the Greek and means “not drunken.” This was maybe due to a belief that amethyst would ward off the effects of alcohol.  Most likely the Greeks were referring to the almost wine-like color of some stones that they may have encountered.  Its color is unparalleled, and even other, more expensive purple gemstones are often compared to its color and beauty.  Amethyst also comes in green.