Amethyst Meaning & It's Significance

Crystalline quartz in shades of violet, purple, lilac or pink is called amethyst, a popular gemstone which owes its name to the Greek word 'Amethuskein' which literally means 'sober' or 'not intoxicated', as it is believed to protect the wearer from drunkenness. This gorgeous element is amazingly the transparent variety of the crystal quartz or silica group, which is found aplenty on our earth. According to experts, the presence of iron impurities in this gives it natural purple color while others believe it is purely due to the influence of manganese or hydrocarbons. Nowadays, this is available everywhere & mined from areas including that of Uruguay, Bolivia, Africa, Argentina, Africa, Brazil & Canada across the world.

The purple color has long been used to represent royalty so this beautiful gemstone has found place in the ornaments of monarchs & royals such as the Egyptian royalty & Catherine the Great. Even to these days this inexpensive purple gemstone is enjoying huge demand in market due to its awesome color, translucence, beauty & mysterious healing power.

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