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- Amethyst Quartz: The purple gemstone Amethyst information and pictures
Amethyst is the purple variety of the mineral Quartz, and is its most famous and valuable gem variety Quartz also contains other gemstones such as Citrine, Rose Quartz, and Smoky Quartz The color of Amethyst is most often caused by iron impurities, though it can also be colored by natural radiation exposure Amethyst is sometimes heat treated to deepen the color, or to transform it into
- Amethyst: The purple Quartz mineral Amethyst information and pictures
Amethyst is a well known mineral and gemstone It is the purple variety of the mineral Quartz, and its most valuable and prized variety Its name derives from the Greek "amethystos", which means "not drunken", as Amethyst in antiquity was thought to ward off drunkenness The color of some Amethyst specimens from certain localities slowly fade upon prolonged exposure to light When used as a
- Citrine: The quartz mineral Citrine information and pictures
Citrine is the yellow to brownish-red variety of the mineral Quartz It is a widely used as a gemstone, and after Amethyst it is the most popular Quartz gem Most Citrine is formed by heat treating purple Amethyst Citrine may also be produced by heat-treating Smoky Quartz from certain localities In some Amethyst deposits, the Amethyst has been partially or fully changed over to yellow
- Quartz: The gemstone Quartz information and pictures
Amethyst Amethyst, the purple variety, is the most popular and valuable Quartz gemstone Amethyst ranges from light to dark purple See the Amethyst gemstone page for more details Citrine Citrine is the yellow, orange, or reddish-brown variety of Quartz It is usually colored by heat treatment of Amethyst or Smoky Quartz
- Amethyst from Rhode Island - The Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom
Amethyst from Rhode Island from Diamond Hill, Ashaway, south of Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island
- The Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom: Image Photo Gallery
Although Amethyst, the purple variety of Quartz, and Citrine, the yellow orange variety of Quartz belong to the same scientific mineral classification, they have always been distinguished as individual gemstones
- Periodic Table of Elements - The Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom
The Periodic Table of ElementsPERIODIC TABLE of the Elements
- African Amethyst - The Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom
African Amethyst - The Mineral and Gemstone KingdomAmethyst originating from the continent of Africa This term in the gem trade usually applies to deeply colored or darker Amethyst
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