If you are buying an amethyst ring then you’ll be charmed and drawn by its lightly seductive color. How ironical! For a long-long time, amethyst has been one of the most striking stone from the quartz family and it has embellished the thrones and crowns of prince and princesses.

The great Moses announced that it’s the symbol of the meaning of God. The amethyst is the birthstone of those that were born in the month of Feb . Over the centuries, many religions and principles have been formed around this enchanting stone.

Some say that it can protect your crops against locusts and storm while others believe that it’ll bring good fortune in war, destroy malicious spirits and augment the intellect. Those are man made sentiments but gemstone doctors have a different view. They believe this superb stone can have a cleansing effect on the wearer. But above all the stone designates a robust bond of fellowship. The toughness of this stone is seven on the Moh’s scale, and it authorizes moderate refraction but its crystal structure is most novel. The crystal structure development of the amethyst is stratified and due to this, you’ll find certain lamellae and areas having varying color power. Amethyst also changes its color when heated and it can become yellow or colorless when heated at four hundred degrees.

There are just a few rare situations where folk have found bi-colored amethyst and this has been named ametrine. There are some amethysts which will turn pale or drab in broad sunlight. Although the explanation behind this phenomenon still eludes scientists but you can re-color your amethysts by employing radium radiation. Since amethysts can lose its color therefore it is always suggested that amethysts jewellery or rings shouldn’t be worn while sunbathing or when you’re in a solarium. Aside from the daylight, even intense change in temperatures may cause damage to the stone.

The most important deposit of amethysts has been found in Brazil and Uruguay. The biggest hole of amethyst was found in Rio Grande do Sul in 1900. Diggers found dark violet amethysts that were the size of an adult fist and weighed just about seven hundred cwt. Today, in comparison to diamonds, ruby, and sapphire, the price of amethysts is significantly lower but that does not imply it is any less valuable. That is the wonder of Amethyst.