Amethyst: February Birthstone One of the oldest Gems recorded in history.
We are here to tell you about these precious stones and give you a chance to see and enjoy them as God does. Three times in the Bible it speaks about Amethyst.
In ancient ?>Greece it was supposed that if a man drank his wine from an Amethyst cup, he would never get drunk.
The transparent to translucent Amethyst quartz ranges in color from green to pale lilac to deep royal purple is known as amethyst. The pale colors are sometimes called "Rose de France" and can be seen set in Victorian jewelry. Amethyst has been so much in demand during all of history. Fine amethysts are featured in the British Crown Jewels and were also a favorite of Catherine the Great, and Egyptian royalty. The great painter Leonardo Da Vinci wrote that amethyst was able to dissipate evil thoughts and quicken the intelligence.
The deep colors are the most valuable, particularly a rich purple with rose flashes transparent quartz commands the highest prices and is the most important quartz variety used in jewelry.
In 50 Years of buying Jewelry this is the Largest Amethyst I have ever seen at 214 Carats from Uruguay. Priceless! My girls! wear this Gem! | Not for Sale | |||||
. Beautiful Deep Purple, excellent color cushion cut. 6.55 Natural Splendid Luster Un heated. Just as God had it made. Hardness 7 | $ 176 | |||||
3 Pieces of Natural Translucent Rough Beautiful Gems are cut from this kind of Uruguayan Crystal. Many hours of work to Cut a beautiful Gem. Uruguay, is in South America, on The South Atlantic side. Setteled by Portuguese in 1680. | Not for Sale | |||||
African Dark Purple Round-Oval 12.45 Carats 15.83 X 9.12 almost 5/8 inch Un heated Hardness 7 = it will scratch Glass | $ 310 | |||||
Georgeous Fine Light Purple Oval Facet Gem from Brazil. 2.35 Carats. 10 X 8 mm just over 3/8 inch Hardness 7 | $ 85 | |||||
A-A-A PURPLE -PINK OVAL From Uruguay Big 11.20 Carats Un heated 16.5 X 12.7 X 8.8 mm 5/8 inch long Hardness 7 Internally Flawless = IF | $ 302 | |||||
LARGE Fine light Purple OVAL-FACET from Brazil 4.45 Carats and Mindblowing Clean = IF 12 X 10mm just under ½ inch = .48 long Hardness 7 | $ 77 | |||||
Very Large AFRICAN DARK PURPLE 21.40 Carats IF = Internally Flawless 21.05 x 15.98 x 10.52 0.846456693 inch Hardness 7 | $ 527 | |||||
AMAZING A-A-A PURPLE- Pink Color Changing Oval from Brazil 24.93 Carats IF Flawless Hardness 7 18.3 X 21.0 X 10.8 mm almost 3/4 inch Natural Un heated Out of the Earth, just as God made it. | $ 602 | |||||
Huge (see the finger) Cusion cut from Russia. 40.80 Carats some very very small inclusions (vvs) because it's huge. 23 X 21 X 13.5mm 7/8 inch long. Hardness 7 Pendant Size | $ 586 | |||||
Stunning Briolette from Uruguay Natural Smethyst, Un Heated Superior Cut and size. Purple- Pink 22.40 X 12.4mm = 7/8 inch long | $ 86 | |||||
AAA! GREEN URUGUAYN PEAR 8.69 Carats Just shapped by the cutter into a Pear. Out of the Earth Un heated. Absolutely Perfect Hardness 7 11.8 X 16.0 X 8.7mm = over 7/16 inch 8/16 = 1/2 inch long. | $ 145 | |||||
AAA Flashing Green Pear Cut from Brazil 21.4 X 16.5 X 10.3mm = 0.84 inch = over 3/4 | $ 322 | |||||
| Excellent Purple - Pink Fancy Amethyst from Uruguay 5.60Carats 12.4 X 11.4 X 6.4mm = almost 1/2 inch long Purple Pink Splendid Luster, Natural Stone, Un Heated. Hardness 7 | $ 145 | ||||
AAA Dazeling Green Emerald Cut Shape The Crystal came right out of the Earth. Natural Green Amethyst Crystal Un heated 23.75 Carats and Natures hard 7 21.5 X 13.4 X 11mm 4/5 inch | $ 378 | |||||
Another Beautiful Rare Green Emerald-Cut Natural Unheated Amethyst 34.39 Carats Hardness 7 Big as you can see. Uruguay produces some of the world's finest Gems. 20.8 X 17.8 X 11.5mm = over 0.81 inch | $ 483 | |||||
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