Amethyst Gemstone Beads, Pendants and Cabochons

Premium quality wholesale Amethyst gemstone beads, pendants and cabochons for jewelry making and designing. Carefully selected gemstones help you create outstanding necklaces, bracelets and earrings. Amethyst is a variety of quartz and ranges is color from a light purple to dark deep tones. Jewelry designers have long appreciated its richness of color and the qualities it brings to jewelry. Amethyst should be kept away from direct sunlight as this can cause some amethysts to lose their color. Amethyst is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, some African countries, Uruguay, U.S.A. and Zambia. While it is said to prevent drunkenness, it is often associated with celibacy and used as a symbol of piety, thus its use in churches during the Middle Ages. Da Vinci's idea that Amethyst could help to quicken intelligence and ward off evil thoughts is aligned with Western thought that it can instill high ideals. Some say Amethyst can cure impatience and eliminate chaos. "Green" Amethyst when naturally occurring is called prasiolite. The "green" amethyst we carry is usually heat treated purple amethyst and will be disclosed as such in the listing. there truly is no such thing as green amethyst since amethyst means, by definition purple quartz. because of this we call all of our heated green amethyst "Greened" Amethyst.