Amethyst jewelry – females’ favorites

“The February born shall find
Sincerity and peace of mind,
Freedom from passion and from care,
If they, the amethyst will wear”

From the above poem, we can easily get the information that the amethyst is the birthstone for February and has profound implication. It is widely used in jewelry making for its glamorous colors, healthy influence and symbolic significances apart from its physical characteristics.

Amethyst is a member of quartz family. As a matter of fact, it’s the most precious one in quartz family. The hardness of the amethyst is 7, which entails people to process them indifferent methods. It is often cut into beads to make bangles, bracelets, and pendants and so on. The main sources of amethyst are Brazil and Zambia although it’s also found in Uruguay, Korean, and China etc. As for the quality of amethyst, Uruguay and Korean produces rare and high quality amethyst. Brazil and Zambia are proud of the quantity, but usually with middle or low quality.

Amethyst is eye catching for its crystalline structure and noble colors. It comes in a wide range of colors including lavender, purplish red, bright red, dark purple and bluish purple and so on. Among them, the dark purplish red and bright red are the most best. Purple has long been associated with loyalty both in Western and Eastern world. This is one of the reasons why it is so popular in the jewelry market.

Amethyst is good for one’s health. It boasts huge cohesion power, which is good for one’s sleep. It also can improve one’s memory, which can enhance the learning ability. Amethyst is also said to be enhance the intelligence and wisdom. Wearing some amethyst jewelry and putting the amethyst adornments on desk can help amethyst fully play its functions in our daily life. In modern times, people also wear the amethyst jewelry for avoiding the evil spirits and prolonging life span.

Amethyst symbolizes serenity and safety. It’s said that it brings inspiration and wisdom. It’s also the resemblance of love, further speaking, it makes easy to communicate with people, especially the opposite sex ones. A beautiful legend is closely related to the amethyst. Amethyst is the only one kind of quartz owns the color of purple. Therefore, mystery, romance and elegance are the best words to be used to describe amethyst. If you fall in love with a girl, to send an amethyst jewelry for the love token is a good idea.

There are many advantages of amethyst jewelry in terms of functions, colors and symbolic meanings. It’s a good idea to choose a piece of amethyst jewelry for your friends’ birthdays or beloved ones.