G.I.S.A. CERTIFIED 18.95CT ARTIGAS AMETHYST - Vivid Regal Purple
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G.I.S.A. CERTIFIED 18.95CT URUGUAYAN AMETHYST
A SUPERIOR GRADE AMETHYST MINED NEAR ARTIGAS IN URUGUAY. RICH VELVETY ROYAL PURPLE IN THE EVENING AND REGAL PURPLY VIOLET DURING THE DAY. A SPLENDID 18.95CT JEWEL
Medieval soldiers in Europe wore amethyst talismans as amethysts were thought to keep the wearer level-headed in battle. Amethysts were also considered has a symbol of status among the high clergy and royalty, since the vivid hues of this gemstone were one of the most expensive colors to reproduce in cloth dying. Amethysts were also ranked among the world’s most valuable gemstones until the 18th century, when large deposits of amethysts were found in Brazil.
The largest known amethyst to date is not a singular amethyst, but an amethyst geode known as the Empress of Uruguay. Weighing approximately 14 tons, the geode is a little over 9 feet tall by 5 feet wide
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