A variety of imperial topaz this purple crystal is a rather rare color of the topaz mineral.
Purple crystal rocks.
Pegmatites composed primarily of large crystals such as granite.
A pinkish purple crystal of topaz source.
While most popular in yellow and blue topaz also occurs as purple stones.
The hardness of the mineral is the same as quartz thus making it suitable for use in jewelry.
Purple crystals are naturally the birthstones of people born in the new year or just after the winter solstice which is anywhere between the last week of december until the end of january.
Hue and tone.
Although fairly rare you can find purple blue or violet minerals in these four types of rocks ordered from most to least common.
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It is the purple variety of the mineral quartz and its most valuable and prized variety its name derives from the greek amethystos which means not drunken as amethyst in antiquity was thought to ward off drunkenness.
Amethyst is a well known mineral and gemstone.