Amethyst 8mm Round Faceted Large Hole Beads - 8 Inch Faceted Long Drill As a Serpentine

As a Serpentine

In this strand

Agate was used for medicinal purposes in ancient Greek and Egyptian civilizations

and architecture

Amethyst 8mm Round Faceted Large Hole Beads - 8 Inch Faceted Long Drill As a SerpentineAmethyst 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