Appraised Natural Earth Mined Amethyst. 13.71 carats . See Video

Why we only sell earth mined gems. Beautiful earth mined amethyst, no treatment in any way.... a gem stone investment. Eye clean! Please read the IMPORTANT TERMS AND INFORMATION page at least once as it applies to all listings. ANY questions, please ask. This gem is 13.71 carats, and is 19.4 mm x 14 mm x 8.1 mm . Would look great in any quality piece of jewelry.

All our gemstones are true gems, earth mined, not man made, hand cut, not machine cut. EXPECT MINOR FLAWS! We provide unaltered pictures of the gem for you at very high magnification. Minor inclusions in any gem are not, as some think, a bad thing. They help a gemologist determine the authenticity of a gem. Man made gems are perfect.... but they are not real earth mined gems, and can be made in the millions, and do not increase in value. The difference between an original oil and a print. Supply and demand rules

My selling prices are determined by my cost. Many items were purchased decades ago when prices were considerably less.

Supply and demand rules in true gem buying as in every other human investment.
Each earth mined gem is a unique work of art, unlike the lab produced stones that can be produced in unlimited quantities.
Some people will never understand why people buy an original work of art when they can buy a poster for next to nothing.
Earth mined gems are for those that do. Invest in quality.

Amethyst is the birth stone for those born in February. Amethyst is 7 on the moh's scale.
Amethyst is said to bring protect it's owner from drunkenness ( must confess...never worked for me! :-) The name comes from the Greek for Not Intoxicated.
In Greek legend, the wine god Bacchus, angry over an insult and determined to avenge himself, decreed the first person he should meet would be devoured by his tigers. This happened to be a beautiful maiden named Amethyst on her way to worship at the shrine of Diana. As the tigers attacked, she sought the protection of the gods and was saved by being turned into a clear, white crystal. Bacchus, regretting his cruelty, poured the juice of his grapes over the stone as an offering; giving the gem its lovely purple hue.
In reality, the purple color comes from natural earth irradiation and some iron impuities. It is a symbol of faithful love, and at some times in history was valued so much it was worth more than diamonds.