Amethyst Fine polished amethyst sphere - Height: 16.61 cm - Width: 16.61 cm- 6229 g

This sphere is different from other Amethyst spheres.
It is a light Lavender form.
So this is not pink Amethyst or chevron Amethyst or pure Amethyst but something else again.
Not often seen

Amethyst is a violet variety of the mineral quartz and is the most well-known stone from the quartz group.

Brazil has significant deposits of amethyst, mainly mined in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (with the city of Ametista do Sul as the primary producer) and, secondarily, in Bahia. Brazil is the largest stone producer in the world.

The name originates from Ancient Greek ἀμέθυστος (amethustos). Amethyst was already known to the Egyptians, Etruscans, and Romans, and Pliny the Elder has already described amethyst.

In ancient China, small gemstones were carved from amethyst. In the Middle Ages, amethyst was also highly valued in Europe. It was called the bishop's stone because it was once a favored gemstone among church dignitaries, and it was believed to possess magical powers.[source?]

It was the symbol of lovers, the stone of moderation, a protector against witchcraft and sorcery. Jacob van Maerlant explains that the stone drives away drunkenness. It has been assumed that the Greek name 'against drunkenness' would mean: from wine drunk from a cup made of amethyst, one could not become intoxicated.



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