Amethyst 7x8mm Faceted Rice Bead A Grade - 15-16 Inch Limited Editions which occurs in many colors

which occurs in many colors

Howlite is named for Canadian mineralogist Henry How

golden tan

Russia and Brazil

Mohs hardness 7

Amethyst 7x8mm Faceted Rice Bead A Grade - 15-16 Inch Limited Editions which occurs in many colorsAmethyst is a beautiful purple stone, known as a Gem of Fire by ancient cultures. It has been greatly sought after throughout history and was at times valued as highly as Diamond. Today, this semi to precious variety of quartz is found in many locations around the world. The presence of Manganese within the stone produces the purple hue, and variation of the amount of iron in the stone creates a color range from reddish purple to deep violet to light