Almost all the African countries are famous for producing best quality gems. However, the top quality amethyst mines are located in Zambia. Brazil and Argentina in South America are the other places which have several amethyst mines, but the gem color is lighter.
Historically many of the best amethysts come from Russia, hence even today the top quality amethysts are called "Siberean" amethysts.
The other minor places where amethysts are mined include India, Canada, Madagascar, Mexico, Myanmar, Namibia, Sri Lanka and Tanzania.
Many wonderful gems and stones can be found every where in the world. In many cases, amethyst can be found in the state of North Carolina.
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South Carolina's state rock is Blue Granite! The state gem is Amethyst!
Dig strait down two bedrock. It spawn at y7 to y1. Start strip mining like 1 2 1 2 1 2 not a 1 2 3 4. When you find a purple ore, mine it. Its amethyst!
Aquamarine is a semi-precious stone that is considered a common gemstone.
the kannada word for amethyst is padmaraga
No, amethyst is not a nonmetal. Amethyst is a variety of quartz, which is a mineral and not classified as a metal or nonmetal.
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Yes, you can find amethyst there. It will most likely be of the mineral collector's variety, small clusters of crystals with uneven color and highly included, not the type of crystals that would normally be cut into gems that you would find in a fine jewelry store. Still, you might get lucky and the experience is fun, so why not give it a try if you are there? To my knowledge the best amethyst today is coming from Brazil and labs in Russia (buyer beware, it is virtually undetectable):)
Amethyst is cukantiyum in Tamil.
yes, it is. amethyst is a purple type of quartz.
The birthstone of February is the amethyst.
Amethyst
Amethyst is quartz that contains an impurity that imparts the purple color. The impurity in amethyst is iron.