Amethyst 6mm Round Faceted - Large Hole Beads "Football" and architecture

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translucent stone that can appear with such bright orange hues that the ancient Egyptians called it “the setting sun

Beads Per Strand: 68

microcrystalline form of Quartz

When this combination crystallized

Amethyst 6mm Round Faceted - Large Hole Beads "Football" and architectureAmethyst 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