Amethyst 6mm Round Faceted - Large Hole Beads "Football" microcrystalline form of Quartz

microcrystalline form of Quartz

meaning it forms by replacing another mineral’s crystal structure atom by atom with its own crystal structure

Green Aventurine is a green translucent quartz with glimmering metallic inclusions

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Amethyst 6mm Round Faceted - Large Hole Beads "Football" microcrystalline form of QuartzAmethyst 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