Amethyst is the birthstone for the month February. It was found by the Roman Gods due to its beautiful color of purple. Amethyst is an ideal choice for jewelry because of its regal color. Purple, is often recognized with royalty. In the ancient Rome, amethyst was known for its good luck that brings to you.

An amethyst has a hardness of 7 on the Mohs scale. This beautiful gem belongs to the quartz species. Quartz is often found in many localities and comes in large variety of colors. Since, Amethyst is the most gorgeous purple color gems it is reasonably priced.

This gemstone is not the same everywhere. Different localities can produce a different unique amethyst. Amethysts may be found throughout the world, in Mexico, Brazil, Canada, Africa, Uruguay, Italy, Germany, Russia, and USA. These different places can give the specimen¡¯s color, inclusions, and the shape of the gemstone its own look.

From the quartz species amethyst are one of the most valuable gems. There are different tones of the color purple. The finest color for amethyst is medium to medium dark in tone, and reddish purple to bluish purple in hue. Due to the unevenness in the color for an amethyst, it is often used in brilliant round cut specimens to maximize the color consistency.

On the world market today 70% of amethysts are now believed to be synthetic. This has been discovered in the last few years due to low prices for the fine quality amethysts.

Amethyst is stylish in a number of different ways. It is faceted or polished into rings, bracelets, pendants, earrings, and etc. Compared to other gems amethyst is inexpensive. If it were not for its widespread availability, amethyst would have been very expensive.