Our beautiful amethyst crystals, rough and polished stones and geodes have been carefully selected for our collection of rocks and minerals.
Although best known for its distinctive purple colour, the shade of amethyst can vary from pale lavender to reddish purple to a shade so deep it almost appears black.
Other varieties of quartz, which may have a similar appearance but different colours, such as pink, green or black, are not amethyst.
Amethyst owes its colour to traces of iron in the mineral's crystal structure and natural radiation during its formation.
Historically, the belief that amethyst could counteract the effects of alcohol arose because its colour was once likened to wine.
Having been named 'amethystos', from the Greek word for 'not 'intoxicated', a myth was born.
The colour of amethyst will fade with prolonged exposure to UV light or excessive heat.
Some of the world's finest amethyst crystals and geodes originate from South America.
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