Amethyst 7x8mm Faceted Rice Bead A Grade - 15-16 Inch 48HR03282023 Historically

Historically

it is cut and polished to look just like a Quartz gemstone

according to the Mohs hardness scale

It is known as the “Stone of Opportunity

The holes in these beads are straight

Amethyst 7x8mm Faceted Rice Bead A Grade - 15-16 Inch 48HR03282023 HistoricallyAmethyst 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