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Amethyst
is a purple gemstone that color ranges from light to dark purple. It is the
offial birth stone for Feburary. Its sister form, Citrine, is golden and derived
from the French word for lemon; it is an alternate birth stone for November.
It is a rare event, but sometimes Amethyst and Citrine are combined and form
Ametrine. ![]() Brazil is the primary source for these stones; however, they are also found in other places including Zambia, where the highest quality stones come from. Amethyst has been a popular stone thoughout history with purple being a symbol for royalty. They are in
beautiful British crown jewelry and even found to be used as far back as the
Egyptians. Today, jewelry designers find that amethyst is te most versitile
of gemstones because of its variety in color, sizes, shapes, and range of light
to dark purple. |
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