Amethyst

Wire Wrapped Amethyst hand cut and polished. Set in .925 Silver.

Necklace is 18"

Center stone is approximately 1.50" x .75"

Amethyst is a variety of the mineral quartz and is the rarest member of the quartz family. It has the same chemical formula as quartz, which is SiO2

Until the 19th century, amethyst was primarily mined in Russia. However, supply dramatically increased when natural sources of its crystals were discovered in Brazil. Today, amethyst can be found all over the world, from Africa to Asia, to South America