Amethyst for Gemstone Each Month Series (GEMS) – February

by Administrator on Feb.08, 2010, under GEMS

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Choosing again the birthstone for this month, in Gemstone Each Month Series (GEMS) – we would be discussing about Amethyst in February. So like always lets start with some quick facts about Amethyst.

Roman intaglio engraved gem of Caracalla in amethyst, once in the Treasury of Sainte-Chapelle.

A variety of Quartz, occurring with various shades of violet.
It is believed to prevent intoxication and thats how its name orignated, the Greek word “amethystos” meaning “not drunken”.
Gemstone for February, that’s the reason it got chosen for GEMS this month.
It has vitreous luster and is pretty hard with hardness 7
It had great value till 18th century, but had lost some value due to the discovery of extensive deposits in locations such as Brazil

So this was very short info about Amethyst, we would be discussing about it in detail all this month. If you have any info, pics, articles, videos to share about Amethyst do email us at info@jewelstruck.com.

Image credit :- Marie-Lan Nguyen

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2 Comments for this entry

r4 games
February 10th, 2010 on 12:45 am
Awesome! So beautiful. My birth month is also feb. I would like to buy same as this one.
Alexis Jaworski
February 15th, 2010 on 3:49 pm
Thanks for the article and the very nice picture. I will always like amethyst as my son Sam was born last week (first child)! We have also some jewels with amethyst in our site if you would like to see them and we published a blog on this same topic!