G.I.S.A. CERTIFIED 30.70CT ARTIGAS AMETHYST - Vivid Royal Purple

G.I.S.A. CERTIFIED 30.70CT URUGUAYAN AMETHYST

A SUPERIOR GRADE AMETHYST MINED NEAR ARTIGAS IN URUGUAY.  INTENSE VIOLET PURPLE WITH PINK-RED FLASHES IN THE EVENING TRANSFORMING TO A VIVID VIOLET WITH A BLUISH FIRE DURING THE DAY.   WEIGHING IN AT A MAGNIFICENT 30.70 CARATS

 Medieval soldiers in Europe wore amethyst talismans as amethysts were thought to keep the wearer level-headed in battle. Amethysts were also considered has a symbol of status among the high clergy and royalty, since the vivid hues of this gemstone were one of the most expensive colors to reproduce in cloth dying. Amethysts were also ranked among the worlds most valuable gemstones until the 18th century, when large deposits of amethysts were found in Brazil.

The largest known amethyst to date is not a singular amethyst, but an amethyst geode known as the Empress of Uruguay. Weighing approximately 14 tons, the geode is a little over 9 feet tall by 5 feet wide

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