Amethyst Earrings

Amethyst earrings are an adornment worthy of the most demanding taste. Jewelry with amethyst is extremely diverse in artistic decisions and is presented at different price levels. This stone has long been valued not only for aesthetic qualities, but also endowed it with magical properties. What is amethyst remarkable for and why should you pay attention to earrings with this stone?

Amethyst is considered a variety of quartz, a very common natural substance that is part of the rocks. The well-known rock crystal is transparent quartz. If quartz is colorless, then amethyst is purple or purple, and these colors in the mineral are of varying degrees of saturation, as well as with shades of blue or red.

This gem is considered a semi-precious stone, it is relatively inexpensive, but it can be seen in jewelry made from silver, gold and even platinum. Since ancient times, this stone has been valued by different peoples and in different cultures; various magical properties have been attributed to it. They were decorated with royal regalia and church items.

This is a relatively solid mineral, therefore it is subject to faceting, which allows you to give it a different shape. Amethyst hardness is estimated at 7 points (out of 10, on the Mohs scale).

This gem is mined in Russia (in the Urals, on the Kola Peninsula), in Brazil, Uruguay, Sri Lanka, Armenia and other countries.

This is a pretty moody stone. It tends to fade under the influence of ultraviolet radiation, while not every instance looks advantageous under artificial lighting. Color stability and the ability to acquire one or another shade under artificial lighting vary depending on the mineral deposit.

According to one version, the name of the stone suggests that in ancient times it was used as a talisman. Translated from the ancient Greek language, it translates as "drunk."

There are several different versions regarding how this name is connected using a stone as an amulet from drunkenness. For example, it is suggested that the inhabitants of ancient Greece believed in the ability of the gem to protect against intoxication. But there is another assumption, according to him this designation indicates the color of the mineral - namely, the color of wine diluted with water, from which it is impossible to get intoxicated.

There is also a version of an ancient belief according to which a person drinking from an amethyst goblet is not intoxicated. In this case, the effect of the amulet is easily explained: a cup made of colored material makes it possible to dilute wine with water unnoticed by others.

When buying earrings, you can see that jewelry with amethysts is presented in a wide price range, and there are also jewelry with amethysts of unusual colors, for example, green. Where do the non-standard colors come from? We will answer.

An interesting property of this stone is the ability to change color when exposed to high temperatures. Using heating, you can improve the color of natural amethyst or get another semi-precious stone. When calcining this mineral, a stone with green color is artificially produced - it is called praziolite. Another stone, light yellow in color - citrine - can also be created from amethyst by heating.

There is a mineral that combines the properties and colors of amethyst and citrine, ametrine. The stone is quite rare, its main deposit is located in Bolivia. However, there are synthetic analogues of this mineral.

Synthetic amethysts are also widely used in jewelry. They are characterized by uniformity of color and beautiful color. A non-specialist can not distinguish such a stone from a natural one, the origin of the gem can be established only in the laboratory. An indirect sign for determination may be the price of jewelry - synthetic amethysts are cheaper than those obtained in nature and are usually included in inexpensive jewelry.

Imitations of amethyst are rare, since the stone is relatively inexpensive. Most often, instead of a natural mineral in jewelry, including earrings, synthetic can be used. But with the help of artificially bleached amethysts, more expensive stones are imitated - for example, aquamarine.

Earrings made of silver or gold with inserts of amethysts of different colors are a very popular jewelry, presented in a wide assortment.

If you are going to purchase earrings with a purple-purple gem, then you have a great choice. This stone can have a different frame: silver, gold of different colors. Silver items are usually cheaper, gold items are more expensive.

Amethyst in earrings may be the only stone, but it can also be an ensemble with other gems. Often framed by cubic zirconias, synthetic stones, which are an inexpensive and very effective imitation of diamonds.

In one composition with amethysts often include:

• Yellow citrine.
• Blue Topaz.
• Green Chrysolite.
• Pink rhodolite.
• Red pomegranate.

This gem can also be adjacent to more expensive stones - diamonds, pink sapphires, rubies.

The cut gives it a different shape:

• Round.
• Oval.
• Square.
• Triangular and different.

There are many types of cutting precious and semiprecious stones, each type has its own special name.

Gold earrings are often adorned with amethysts with a diamond type of cut.

Stone processing according to the “cabochon” type is very widespread, it is grinding and polishing without distinguishing faces. Typically, this processing method is chosen for opaque or translucent stones. As for this gem, cabochons are made of stones that have some imperfections.

By type of clasp earrings can be:

• with an English castle;
• with a french castle;
• with clasp;
• without fastener, with an extended loop;
• with a different type of fastener.

When buying earrings, the following criteria can be taken into account:

• Color type of appearance.
• Conditional type of person in shape.
• Compliance with the horoscope.

“Cold” color types should choose gems with blue shades of color, “warm” - with red. Artificially bleached, green, amethysts, especially framed with yellow gold, will suit “warm” color types.

“Winter” and “autumn” are always advised to choose brighter and more saturated shades of recommended colors, and “fly” and “spring” - less bright and saturated. By the same principle, you can choose earrings with gems.

Also, when choosing the shape of earrings, you can focus on the type of face. Conditionally distinguish a round, oval, square, triangular type of face. In accordance with this recommend:

• For a round face: earrings with a drop-shaped pendant, with long pendants.
• For oval: large round earrings, stud earrings with large stones.
• For square: earrings with long pendants, including teardrop-shaped.
• For the triangular: stud earrings, small short earrings.

Jewelry with amethysts, including earrings, are appreciated not only for their beauty and elegance, but also for the magical properties of the gem itself, in which some people sincerely believe.

Horoscopes traditionally recommend such jewelry to signs of the elements of water: Pisces, Cancers, and Scorpios. For those born under the sign of Pisces, a stone can be a talisman.

It is believed that these gems have a positive effect on Sagittarius, Aries and Aquarius.

Astrologers do not recommend using this stone as a talisman for Lions or Taurus.

By tradition, it is believed that amethyst is able to strengthen such traits of the character of its owner as poise, prudence, caution, responsibility. This gem symbolizes sincerity and devotion. People who believe in the power of stones argue that he is able to protect from anxiety and give peace of mind, gives the power to control emotions.

It is customary to give jewelry with amethysts to lovers, since it is believed that this stone is a symbol of fidelity and permanence.

All of the above recommendations for the use of amethyst as a talisman relate to gems of natural origin, synthetic and artificially bleached can be worn in jewelry for people born under any sign of the zodiac.

Jewelry with amethysts, including earrings, is usually recommended to be stored in caskets, away from sunlight. Keep in mind that the color of the stone may become less saturated under the influence of ultraviolet radiation. This property should be taken into account when wearing earrings.

How effectively these gems look in earrings under artificial lighting depends primarily on their natural properties, which are determined by the geography of the origin of the minerals.