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1) Gem 2) Mauve 3) Purple
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Amethyst is a violet variety of quartz often used in jewelry. The name comes from the Ancient Greek ἀ a- (`not`) and μέθυστος methustos (`intoxicated`), a reference to the belief that the stone protected its owner from drunkenness. The ancient Greeks wore amethyst and made drinking vessels of it in the belief that it would prevent in...
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• A purple color in a nobleman`s escutcheon, or coat of arms. • A variety of crystallized quartz, of a purple or bluish violet color, of different shades. It is much used as a jeweler`s stone.
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a transparent, coarse-grained variety of the silica mineral quartz (q.v.) that is valued as a semiprecious gem for its violet colour. It contains ... [1 related articles]
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Amethyst. Credit: Mineral Information Institute A variety of quartz, differing from common quartz (or rock-crystal) chiefly in its beautiful violet-blue or purplish violet color – well known as amethystine – which is due to the presence of a little iron oxide or, possibly, manganese...
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Variant of quartz, purple in colour.
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1. <chemical> A variety of crystallized quartz, of a purple or bluish violet colour, of different shades. It is much used as a jeweler's stone. Oriental amethyst, the violet-blue variety of transparent crystallized corundum or sapphire. ... 2. A purple colour in a nobleman's escutcheon, or coat of arms. ... Origin: F. Ametiste, amatiste, F. A...
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Semiprecious, pale mauve to deep purple form of QUARTZ. Amethysts turn golden-yellow with HEAT TREATMENT to form CITRINE.
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Am'e·thyst [ French
ametiste ,
amatiste , French
améthyste , Latin
amethystus , from Greek ... without drunkenness; as a noun, a remedy for drunkenness, the amethyst, supposed to have this power;
'a priv. + ... to be drunken, ... strong drink, wine. See
Mead .]
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A form of quartz in shades of purple ranging from light lavender to deep, intense purple with subtle flashes of red.
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Amethyst is a purple or bluish-violet coloured precious stone comprised of quartz coloured with manganese. It is so named from the ancient Greek's belief that it had the power to cure drunkenness.
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Amethyst is a cultivated variety of potato.
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In heraldry, amethyst is a purple colour in a nobleman's escutcheon, or coat of arms.
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A semiprecious gemstone that is a variety of crystalline quartz and ranges in colour from green to pale purple to deep violet. Amethysts may be opaque or tanslucent
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[
adj] - of a moderate purple color 2. [n] - a transparent purple variety of quartz
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adjective of a moderate purple color
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Variety of quartz, SiO
2, coloured violet by the presence of small quantities of impurities such as manganese or iron; used as a semi-precious stone. Amethysts are found chiefly in the Ural Mountains, India, the USA, Uruguay, and Brazil
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Amethyst is a semi precious variety of quartz that is often used in jewellery making and has a purple to violet colour. It was once classified as a gem equal to the big four (diamond, sapphire, ruby, and emerald) but with the recent discovery of large deposits in Brazil and other countries it has been downgraded to a semi precious gem.
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a purple or violet quartz, used as a gem. · a purplish tint.
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Amethyst is a Greek name for girls. The meaning is `precious purple jewel` The name Amethyst is most commonly given to American girls.
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