Amethyst is a semi-precious quartz stone that is usually violet in color, though there are often mixtures of pink and deep purple hues in the stones. If it is exposed to heat, however it can turn a yellow color and as such is often referred to as burnt amethyst. Green quartz is also sometimes referred [...]
The color purple has always been a royal hue and the purple amethyst ring is no exception. Thousands of miners were dispatched by Catherine the Great to find amethyst in Ural, Siberia. For hundreds of years, Siberia was the main deposit for these gemstones until the supplies were exhausted. Since then other deposits have been [...]