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  Amethyst is the purple variety of quartz and most valued member of the quartz family. It must be purple to be amethyst, but it can display a range of shades 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.
  Amethyst can occur as crystals that are six sided on either end. It also forms as drusy which are crystalline crusts covering the host rock. It is found inside geodes and in alluvial deposits all around the world and occurs in both crystalline or massive forms. It is a very poplar and beautiful gemstone.