Amethyst Jewelry

Amethyst

Myths

Amethyst Jewel in the crown of British regime has its legend which comes from the Greek folklore. It is said that Bacchus “the God of Wine”, being insulted by a mortal cursed that anyone who cross his way will be killed by his fierce tiger. Unfortunately, Amethysta, the beautiful maiden became the victim of the curse and was hence transformed into a beautiful statue of Quartz by Diana ‘the virgin huntress, patron of childbirth, goddess of the moon’. Bacchus on seeing the tragic consequence of his curse, wept with tears of wine with remorseful that transformed it into a lively purple stone. Amethyst is also known as the ‘Stone of Spirit’ or the ‘stone of integrity’.

Derived from
Amethyst, derived from the Greek Word "amethystos" meaning "not drunk" or "not intoxicated" is the birthstone for the month of February. It is the symbolic gemstone for the 17th wedding anniversary.






Favorites of

• Amethyst, the purple color royal stone has been the favorite of Catherine the Great.

• It is said that the Catholic bishop’s had Ring of Amethyst.

• Amethyst the gemstone of the ancient Egypt was wore by the Egyptian Soldiers to retain their courage.
  
  

• Goblets of Amethyst were made by the rich Egyptians and Romans to guard against drunkenness.

• Amethyst is also in Tibet is considered as “the stone of Buddha” and is used in making of prayers beads called Mala Beads.

•  Amethyst Beads are generally found in Anglo-Saxon graves in England.

Heat Treatment
Amethyst a six sided crystal are found within geodes across the globe is comparatively hard gem, as is quartz. Amethyst is found in a crystal as well as in mass form. Amethysts contain Manganese and are not always found natural. To get the darker shade of purple it is given a heat treatment. Amethyst loses its color when heated and so should not be exposed to heat and sun, but on the other hand gets invigorated under the light of moon. On intensely heated the sweet purplish color gets transformed to yellow creating a new gemstone – Citrine. When Citrine and Amethyst grow together they get the marginal band of purple and orangey yellow giving the name “Ametrine”.

Found in
Amethyst gemstones are found in many parts of the world; Southern Brazil and Uruguay comprises the largest deposits in the world, followed by Madagascar. Idar-Oberstein in Germany and Ural Mountains in Russia also have the traces of Amethyst Gemstones.