Amethyst 12mm Round 15-16 InchAmethyst 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 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

and chromium lends a beautiful pink or purple

Labradorite is usually gray-green

whose color often caused ancient jewelers to confuse it with Emerald

creamy white to pale gray or beige

According to Norse legend

This species is formally identified as Gliricidia sepium and can be found by different colloquial names in various parts of the world

The color of Smoky Quartz is due to natural irradiation and traces of aluminum within the crystal lattice of the stone

Queen Victoria’s granddaughter

orange and yellow colors in which it occurs

as waters loosen and decompose the organic elements and replace them with silicate substances

and as such is a particularly soft stone

With the possible exception of the horizon meeting the bright blue sky on a perfect summer day