Amethyst 6mm Round Faceted - Large Hole Beads featured_07132023 It is named for the

It is named for the Amazon River in Brazil

the dragon slayer

It was used in the Egyptian Book of the Dead

pale green or copper red

The presence of chromium is what gives a ruby its red color

Amethyst 6mm Round Faceted - Large Hole Beads featured_07132023 It is named for theAmethyst is a beautiful purple stone, known as a Gem of Fire by ancient cultures. It has been greatly sought after throughout history and was at times valued as highly as Diamond. Today, this semi to precious variety of quartz is found in many locations around the world. The presence of Manganese within the stone produces the purple hue, and variation of the amount of iron in the stone creates a color range from reddish purple to deep violet to light