Green amethyst

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Green amethyst can be a confusing gem as it is traded under a variety of names and is even sometimes mistaken for other gemstones such as peridot and tourmaline.

Green Amethyst
Green Amethyst is a misnomer since the term Amethyst applies only to the purple variety of Quartz.

Green Amethyst
Green quartz also known as prasiolite, vermarine, lime citrine, or green quartz.
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aka Green Amethyst, Lime Citrine, Prasiolite, Vermarine
Our greened amethyst beads have a delicate, sage green color, admired by many for its ability to complement, rather than compete, with other colors in jewelry and clothing.

It is traded with variety of names and sometimes mistaken with expensive gems like Green Beryl, Peridot and Tourmaline. The green variety is also named as Vermarine, Lime Citrine or Green Amethyst. Inexpensive, but a true collector's gemstone.

Other varieties of quartz have been known to bear this name such as pink amethyst and green amethyst. These misnomers are used strictly as a marketing strategy and while are quartz they are not amethyst.

The gem is frequently mistaken with other gems like Green Beryl, Peridot and Tourmaline. The green colored semi precious prasiolite is known by various names like Vermarine, Lime Citrine or Green Amethyst.

including deep purple, light lilac, lavender and mauve. Top quality amethyst is a deep medium purple with rose-colored flashes. Its purple color made it a stone of royalty for many thousands of years. See note about incorrectly named "green amethyst".

The purple colour of the gemstone is attained by the presence of iron in the quartz, but can be changed with heat treatment. Heating an amethyst can alter its colour to yellow, red, or even colourless. Green amethysts are becoming increasingly ...

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