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Amethyst is a form of quartz that that contains impurities that make it purple.

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What type of rock is amethyst quartz?

yes, it is. amethyst is a purple type of quartz.


Is there pink amethyst?

Amethyst is purple or violet quartz, used as a gem stone.


Is there traces of quartz in amethyst?

Amethyst is purple quartz.


How are amethyst and quatz different?

Amethyst is quartz that contains an impurity that imparts the purple color. The impurity in amethyst is iron.


Amethyst is the what form quartz?

Amethyst is a violet form of quartz.


What amethyst is the form of quartz?

Amethyst is a violet form of quartz.


Is amethyst related to rocks and minerals?

Amethyst is the purple variety of quartz. Quartz is Silicon Dioxide SiO2. The color comes from trace elements of manganese/Iron Oxide Fe2O3. To get the best color and best uniform color amethyst is heated.


Is amethyst an rock or mineral?

Amethyst is a mineral, a form of quartz.


What category is the gemstone amethyst in?

Amethyst is a variety of a quartz.


What is the purple form of quartz?

Amethyst is the purple form of quartz.


Amethyst is what form quartz?

gemstone


Is amethyst carbon based?

No. Amethyst is a color variety of quartz, which is silicon dioxide.