Color Challenge, Sunday - Purple: Amethyst - Meditative And Calming Crystal
I enjoy visiting gemstone shops and we have a stunning one at Monte Casino. I love these precious stones mesmerizing effect they have on me when admiring their crystal formations. Zambia in Africa is one of the largest producers of Amethyst but you can also find it in Brazil, South Korea, Austria, Siberia, USA and Sri Lanka.
This violet semi-precious stone is well known and used over the ages because of its beauty and healing powers. The ancient Egyptians used it as an engraved gemstone (Intaglio) and the ancient Greeks believed it would prevent them from being intoxicated and made a drinking vessel from it.
Amethyst is a variety of quartz and is as hard as quartz (7 on Mohs scale). It contains iron and other minerals, and the purple colour is due to the natural irradiation, and is made of silicon dioxide. It gets graded like diamonds and the best grade is the Deep Siberian and has a purple hue of 75%.
It serves as an all-round healer, especially for balancing the nervous system and the brain. The crystal is thought of as a protective stone which brings stability, strength, peace and clarity of mind. Amethyst is the birthstone of February.
purple crystal,they are really beautiful!😍
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These semi-precious gems are so beautiful. Thank you for sharing!
Amazing post thanks for the sharing. Have a nice day.
Agreed. Such a trip... 🤙 love it. I love to stare at my Himalayan salt lamp, the edges of crystals and such, pretty neat... #natureisAmazing
Thanks for this beautiful piece of information
thnkyou for give us important knowledge :)
have a good life
This crystal stone is very power and good how can i get it in nigeria
I like stone . Good post 😎
Nice post
Ja I've always thought these stones are beautiful. There was a shop in Clearwater mall with these stones....loved to check them out. Nice!
I would love to get some crystals like that. I've been wondering about their healing power and so on. I've never held or seen one in my life so I don't know if they really have any kind of power in them, but I would like to finally get one. I think I'm going to order something online pretty soon.