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Precious Stone Amethyst Necklace

The colour of amethyst is generally attributed to the presence of manganese, but as it is capable of being much altered and then even discharged by heat it has been referred by some authorities to an organic source. Ferric thiocyanate had been suggested, and sculpture is said to have been detected in a mineral. On exposure to heat, amethyst normally becomes yellow, and much of the cairngorm and yellow quartz of jewelry is said to be merely "burnt amethyst." Veins of amethystine quartz are generally apt to lose their colour on the exposed outcrop.

Purple corundum, and sapphire of amethystine tint, is called Oriental amethyst, but this expression is often applied by the jewelers to fine examples of the ordinary amethystine quartz, even when not derived from Eastern sources.

Healing ability: Amethyst magnifies psychic abilities and even right-brain activity. It strengthens immunity, while energizing and also purifying the blood. Amethyst relieves you from headaches, improves blood sugar imbalance.

Mystical power: The Greek work "amethysts" basically could be translated as "not drunken” expresses the ancient folk belief that the stone protects its owner against drunkenness. As the myth goes, drinking wine from an Amethyst goblet will prevent one from becoming inebriated. The gemstone still then symbolizes sobriety.