Amethyst Point

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A polished amethyst point.Amethyst is the purple variety of quartz, its color set by trace iron and natural irradiation. Cut and polished to a single terminated point, the stone sh ows its color zoning—paler at the base, deepening toward the tip. Mohs 7; lasting sun exposure can lighten the violet.The name comes from the Greek amethystos, “not intoxicated”; the Greeks carved drinking vessels from it and it has been the February birthstone for centuries.One point per order. Natural stone—size and color vary from piece to piece. Show more