Amethyst crystal heart from Brazil

💜💜💜Amethyst is the world's most popular purple gemstone. It has been used in personal adornment for over 2000 years. It is the birthstone of February and an important New Age gem.💜💜

💜💜💜Amethyst has a Mohs hardness of 7 and does not break by cleavage. It is a gem that is durable enough for use in rings, earrings, pendants, bracelets and other types of jewelry. Enormous deposits of amethyst in South America and Africa provide enough material to keep amethyst’s price low enough that most people can easily afford it.

💜Color: Purple

💜Luster: Vitreous

💜Birthstone zodiac sign: Aquarius

Associated month: February

💜Crystal system: Hexagonal crystal system

💜Chemical formula: SiO₂

💜💜💜Amethyst is a violet variety of quartz. The name comes from the Koine Greek αμέθυστος amethystos from α- a-, "not" and μεθύσκω methysko / μεθώ metho, "intoxicate", a reference to the belief that the stone protected its owner from drunkenness. 💜💜