Amethyst 3x6mm Heishi - 15-16 InchAmethyst 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

Rhyolite was named "streaming rock" because of its beautiful bands

The Pilbara region is known for its ancient landscapes

Legend has it that it came to the world

The most common include: purple lepidolite

and it constitutes a major portion of many of the earth's rocks

It is mined under extremely harsh conditions and the high-grade specimens are more rare than diamonds

Its proper name is Artocarpus heterophyllus

complemented by white

Ruby and Sapphire

with bands of white Onyx running through it

Each strand reflects the unique mineral composition of the region

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