Amethyst 13mm Faceted Clover - 15-16 Inch Trolleite ocean-tumbled fragments of cone snail

ocean-tumbled fragments of cone snail shells

glass is melted in a furnace and then combined with a coloring agent to produce the swirling inclusions of pink within the clear material

its brilliant color comes from the presence of very small inclusions of Nickel compounds

This is a natural gemstone therefore each one will be unique

Amethyst 13mm Faceted Clover - 15-16 Inch Trolleite ocean-tumbled fragments of cone snailAmethyst 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