Amethyst 8mm Faceted Puff Heart - 15-16 Inch HPS_07132023 as opposed to the presence

as opposed to the presence of Chromium which creates Emerald’s green color

Mohs Hardness: 6-6

Viking explorers used thin pieces of Iolite as the world’s first polarizing lens to help them determine the exact location of the sun for navigation

Wire Cutters (with blue colored handles)

once spewed through fractures in the planetary crust or from a volcanic eruption

Amethyst 8mm Faceted Puff Heart - 15-16 Inch HPS_07132023 as opposed to the presenceAmethyst 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