Amethyst Large Polished AAA Chevron Amethyst Sphere - Height: 17.8 cm - Width: 17.8 cm- 7600 g
Beautiful large high quality Chevron Amethyst sphere
Amethyst is a violet variety of the mineral quartz (Si. O2) and is the best-known stone from the quartz group.
Brazil has important deposits of amethyst, mined mainly from the state of Rio Grande do Sul (with the city of Ametista do Sul as the main producer) and, secondarily, in Bahia. Brazil is the largest stone producer in the world
The name comes from Ancient Greek ἀμέθυστος (amethustos) . Amethyst was already known to the Egyptians, Etruscans and Romans, and Pliny the Elder already described amethyst.
In ancient China, small gems were cut from amethyst. In the Middle Ages, amethyst was also highly valued in Europe. It was called a bishop's stone because it used to be a popular gemstone for church dignitaries, and it was said to possess magical powers. [source?]
It was the symbol of those in love, the stone of temperance, protector against sorcery and witchcraft. Jacob van Maerlant explains that the stone dispels drunkenness. It has been assumed that the Greek name means "against intoxication": one cannot get drunk from wine drunk from a cup made of amethyst.
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Beautiful large high quality Chevron Amethyst sphere
Amethyst is a violet variety of the mineral quartz (Si. O2) and is the best-known stone from the quartz group.
Brazil has important deposits of amethyst, mined mainly from the state of Rio Grande do Sul (with the city of Ametista do Sul as the main producer) and, secondarily, in Bahia. Brazil is the largest stone producer in the world
The name comes from Ancient Greek ἀμέθυστος (amethustos) . Amethyst was already known to the Egyptians, Etruscans and Romans, and Pliny the Elder already described amethyst.
In ancient China, small gems were cut from amethyst. In the Middle Ages, amethyst was also highly valued in Europe. It was called a bishop's stone because it used to be a popular gemstone for church dignitaries, and it was said to possess magical powers. [source?]
It was the symbol of those in love, the stone of temperance, protector against sorcery and witchcraft. Jacob van Maerlant explains that the stone dispels drunkenness. It has been assumed that the Greek name means "against intoxication": one cannot get drunk from wine drunk from a cup made of amethyst.
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