I have a quartz scepter that is violet, red, black and yellow. Is that not Amethyst anymore because it is not directly violet in color? Should it not be labeled as Quartz Var.
But if you cut them into thin sections you can see the lovely dark purple color (sometimes Blue and Red, intermixed, even though these are both shades of Violet, as my lovely wife has pointed out to me.).Īnd for that matter, how about that ugly "Onegite" stuff? Amethyst included with Goethite so that it is almost black in color. Searching for "Black Amethyst" on google and scanning the first 4 pages, there were only a HANDFUL of METAPHYSICAL dealers and the "Black Amethyst" they were refering to was Amethyst from Hydrabad India.Have you ever seen this ugly, ugly, Amethyst? They are so dark it doesn't even look violet. While TECHNICALLY there is no such valid mineral name for "Black Amethyst", I think that there are lots of deposits of VIOLET colored crystals that are SO deep in color that they could be called, as for no other reason as to describe them, "Black Amethyst". But I'm certainly not going to tell someone that someone is defrauding anyone by calling VERY VERY dark Amethyst "Black" Amethyst or Amethyst that has red coloring on it "Red" Amethyst.
I wrote a webpage about it a few years ago and it is one of the most accessed pages on my site. I care very, very, deeply about people being informed about Fakes and Forgeries.
See, you just made me use the word 's not even a color for cryin out loud! No, it sounds a LOT more like someone describing the additional color(s) attributed to An otherwise PURPLE QUARTZ crystal. Go see for yourself.looks like they are just SHOVELING in the cash! Hmmmm.I just peeked over on eBay and I see exactly 1 auction when I punch in "Black Amethyst". But I don't have a backyard or a driveway. If this above statement was true than there would be a pool in my backyard and a hummer in my driveway. "more likely another shyster dealer trying to make garbage look sexy in the hopes of fleecing another unsuspecting sucker of some cash." (Note that the black quartz itself does not become radioactive, and that it is completely harmless, unless, 1) you grind it up and snort it or, 2) you chip an arrowhead out of it and shoot it into your foot :-))ġ1th Jul 2006 17:31 UTC Justin Zzyzx Expert If using a color as an adjective for a mineral is outlawed, only outlaws will use color as an adjective for a mineral. (Just like calling red beryl "red emerald".)Īs for the geological info regarding black quartz, it is typically found in granitic pegmatites, or veins in granitic regions, where quartz has been subjected to very long periods of accumulating damage from radiation emitted by the traces of radioactive minerals that are nearly always present in granitic environments. Black quartz has historically been called "morion", "cairngorm", or just plain old "smoky quartz" - It's hard to see what special property might merit taking one of these and changing its name to "black amethyst", other than that some marketing expert thought the name "black amethyst" sounded more easily saleable. Recent Images in Discussionsġ0th Jul 2006 21:42 UTC Alfredo Petrov Manager Discussions of "green amethyst" and "black amethyst" fit better into the Marketing Ploys messageboard! Amethyst is, by definition, violet quartz, so any other color of quartz can't be amethyst. Currier Digital LibraryOpen discussion area. Techniques for CollectorsOpen discussion area. Minerals and MuseumsOpen discussion area. Mineralogical ClassificationOpen discussion area. Lost and Stolen SpecimensOpen discussion area. ╳Discussions 💬 Home 🔎 Search 📅 Latest Groups EducationOpen discussion area.
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