Amethyst 6mm Round Faceted - Large Hole Beads "Football" meaning it forms by replacing

meaning it forms by replacing another mineral’s crystal structure atom by atom with its own crystal structure

The name comes from the French word for lemon

found only in the Dominican Republic

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When this combination crystallized

Amethyst 6mm Round Faceted - Large Hole Beads "Football" meaning it forms by replacingAmethyst is a beautiful purple stone, known as a Gem of Fire by ancient cultures. It has been greatly sought after throughout history and was at times valued as highly as Diamond. Today, this semi to precious variety of quartz is found in many locations around the world. The presence of Manganese within the stone produces the purple hue, and variation of the amount of iron in the stone creates a color range from reddish purple to deep violet to light