Amethyst earned its name, oddly enough, from the Ancient Greek word "amethystos", which translates to "not drunk", because the Ancient Greeks believed that amethyst would prevent intoxication when drinking wine. They believed this so much that they actually used to carve drinking goblets entirely out of amethyst in order to prevent intoxication. Ok, Greeks, but who would want that??
Amethyst is the most valuable variety of gemstone in the quartz family. It is naturally found in an array of light lavender to deep purple colors sometimes with an underlying blue hue. The most valuable variety of Amethyst is called "Deep Russian Amethyst" which presents with both purple and blue when with terrific clarity.
When exposed to heat, amethyst turns into a yellow-orange color transforming it into citrine. Indeed Citrine and Amethyst are both one in the same gemstone, the only difference is the amount of heat that the quartz has been exposed either naturally or organically overtime. There is even a variety of amethyst called Ametrine which is part purple part orange due to the stone being heated unevenly. Cool!
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Amethyst is the most valuable variety of gemstone in the quartz family. It is naturally found in an array of light lavender to deep purple colors sometimes with an underlying blue hue. The most valuable variety of Amethyst is called "Deep Russian Amethyst" which presents with both purple and blue when with terrific clarity.
When exposed to heat, amethyst turns into a yellow-orange color transforming it into citrine. Indeed Citrine and Amethyst are both one in the same gemstone, the only difference is the amount of heat that the quartz has been exposed either naturally or organically overtime. There is even a variety of amethyst called Ametrine which is part purple part orange due to the stone being heated unevenly. Cool!
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