Amethyst from Greek, meaning "not easily broken". Amethyst, lilac to deep purple crystals, crystal family the most expensive one, because  containing Mn, Fe3 + and violet color.

Transparent, two-color microscope obvious pleochroism. In the case of heat or combustion, often lead to a change of the color of gemstones, brown.

Due to its beautiful purple, it has been the most popular varieties of jade, the "king of jade" reputation. International gemstone community amethyst as a February birthday stone. In addition to its color elegant, the ancients believed that amethyst can promote mutual understanding, honest, bless the people all the best, peace, and can resist infectious diseases and to suppress evil thoughts. Amethyst reputation of honesty Stone. Amethyst is very versatile. Used to make jade carvings and ring surface.

The Roman Church is said to bishops often wear amethyst ring to avoid evil. round pearls and high quality amethyst on the crown of the head of the Princess of Wales. According to legend, Julius Caesar fanatical pursuit of amethyst, had sent thousands of people made a special trip to go the Urals mining to find this ore. Effect is the most famous legends amethyst can cure epilepsy or prevent alcoholic. Amethyst hangover of anecdotes ancient xe3x80x82Greek Dionysian Backus  . It is said that the moon, chaste goddess Diana once offended Bacchanal Backus, he announced the first woman he met would be eaten by tigers. Just at that moment, a beautiful maiden Amethyst after his trail the Dionysian Pianhuan  let a ferocious tiger rushed amethyst xefxbcx8cshe asked goddess Diana  for help , Diana she rescued, in order to protect her she will become a pure, clean stone. Bacchanal Backus see all this, to suddenly wake up to apologize, wine poured amethyst petrochemical body. The legend Bacchanal Backus, has long insisted that the amethyst cup to drink, even if the drink, also make drinkers from drunk and irrational.

Century  20, in Brazil found a stunning amethyst samples and 33 feet long, 5.5 feet wide, and weighs about 35 tons, was the bread-ike, turns out to be most of the world amethyst. The main producing area of xe2x80x8bxe2x80x8bthe world's high-quality Amethyst Brazil and Uruguay