Amethyst 8mm Faceted Puff Heart - 15-16 Inch R0471 black with a golden sheen

black with a golden sheen

many people believe that diamonds are formed from coal

Garnet is used today not only as an ornamental gem

madre xacao or madre de cacao

a type of reversible photochromism

Amethyst 8mm Faceted Puff Heart - 15-16 Inch R0471 black with a golden sheenAmethyst 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