
As a matter of fact, Greeks had developed a belief that Amethyst gemstone would keep them away from intoxication. Furthermore, they also developed the practice of using Amethyst vessel with the thought that this was a protection against drunkennes. Hence, the Romans as well as the Greeks had the practice of wearing amulets made of Amethyst gemstone. This Greek word means " not intoxicated". The name "Amethyst" has been derived from a Greek word " AmeTusThos". The more deeper in purple color the Amethyst goes, it goes more costlier. For this reason when there was no scarcity of this, rather it was available in bulk, its price decreased with the time. Later, it was available in plenty in South America and some other places also.

Even during a particular phase of time, people treated Amethyst gemstone in parallel with diamond. In ancient times, its value was much higher than some of today's precious gemstones such as Sapphire and Ruby. Besides, there are a number of references of Amethyst gemstone in Bible also. The base color of the Amethyst gemstone was royal purple color which symbolized Christ. Besides, Bishops of Christian church used to wear the rings holding Amethyst gemstone. Throughout ages, Amethyst gemstone has been a part of royal collections globally- right from the ancient times of Egypt to the Crown jewel of Britishers. There are several usage of Amethyst gemstone as per the demand of the people belonging to high society.

The special feature of the Amethyst gemstone lies in its exclusive wide color range of bright colors starting from purple to lavender to mauve. In addition to this, Amethyst gemstone is also for the sixth marriage anniversary.

Besides Amethyst gemstone is the birthstone for the people born in the month of February and the Pisces. Furthermore, Amethyst gemstone is quite often like an adornment in jewelry. Amethyst gemstone is one amongst the several outstanding varieties of quartz which is purple in color. Rather Amethyst is one of the best kind of gemstone available in the market. Amethyst Gemstone has been in existence for the last so many centuries.
