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Amethyst's Color- Is a violet variety of quartz. Although the stone is typically violet, there are also varieties of green amethyst quartz, also known as prasiolite.
Purple Amethyst is also the Birthstone color of The month February.
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∙ 13y agoAmethyst is a very popular variety of purple-violet quartz. It comes in shades from deep purple to lightest lavender depending on the quality of the stone.
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∙ 16y agoIt can be but its not necessary.
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∙ 14y agotransparent to sub translucent
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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 a silicate or non silicate?
Silicate. It is silica, SiO2 with contaminants such as Fe3+ that give it color. technically it is a tectosilicate.
Is there traces of quartz in amethyst?
Amethyst is purple quartz.
What are the uses of amethyst?
Amethyst is mainly used in decoration and jewelry.
How old is Amethyst?
a amethyst is about 4-billion years old
What impurties give amethyst it's color?
Iron gives amethyst its purple color.
What element gives amethyst its purple color?
Iron gives amethyst it's color.
Is Lt amethyst a kind of pearl?
Light amethyst is a color. A pearl can be that color, but it is not a specific kind of pearl.
What is the color of a amethyst?
amethyst is normally purple the darker the higher the value
What does an ametrine stone look like?
It has two shades of color [half amethyst and half citrine] 1) violet (color of amethyst stone) 2) yellow (color of citrine stone) amethyst+citrine = ametrine half amethyst and half citrine
What is SiO2 for amethyst?
color
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.
How are amethyst and quatz different?
Amethyst is quartz that contains an impurity that imparts the purple color. The impurity in amethyst is iron.
Is amethyst an adjective?
Only if it is used as a color. Otherwise, an amethyst is a gem, which is a noun.
What does amethyst look like?
An amethyst is purple or another color depending on the variety.
Is amethyst carbon based?
No. Amethyst is a color variety of quartz, which is silicon dioxide.
What is amethyst's streak's color?
white :)
