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Amethyst is a violet colored, semi-precious gemstone of the Quartz mineral family. Amethyst is associated with the planet Saturn. It is worn to strengthen weaker Saturn as well as to benefit from its favorable occupation in a person’s horoscope. Amethyst is quite popular for its ability to calm restless and distracted minds and thus is highly beneficial in improving wearer’s productivity. Amethyst is the birthstone of February and is also considered the 6th Anniversary gemstone. It is the stone of Valentine and faithful love because it carries the energy of fire and passion, creativity, and spirituality. Amethyst is a semiprecious stone often used to produce cabochons, beads, faceted stones, and many other items for ornamental and jewelry use. Amethyst possesses a Mohs hardness of 7 and is durable enough to use in rings, earrings, pendants, bracelets, and other types of jewelry. The most delicate amethyst color is an intense reddish purple or purple with no visible color zoning.Much of the cut amethyst in the market is eye-clean, indicating it lacks eye-visible inclusions. Amethysts with eye-visible inclusions but charming color are customarily cut into beads or cabochons that display exceptional brilliance and high clarity. Amethyst is admired as a large center stone and available in all sizes for setting into a variety of jewelry styles. They are also commonly found in cabochon and facet grade, which are then cut into calibrated cuts, which means they’re cut precisely to standard industry sizes, in all qualities.