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Periwinkle blue
In December 2021, Pantone, an international color authority, released the 2022 representative color Peri (PANTONE 17-3938 Very Peri).
Periwinkle blue not only contains the tranquility of blue, but also maintains a warm purple tone, showing a clever, pleasant attitude and vibrant style, giving people a gentle and comfortable visual effect full of healing.
In the world of jewelry, whether it is tanzanite in blue-purple tones or amethyst that is gentle and healing, there are different degrees of adaptation to this calm and soothing color.
So, today, let's take a look at the style of amethyst
amethyst
Amethyst
Amethyst is the birthstone of February, symbolizing honesty, kindness, popularity, peace and auspiciousness, and peace of mind.
At the same time, "Valentine's Day" is in February, and amethyst has naturally become a gift given by couples, a souvenir of affection, and a symbol of eternal love.
In Europe and the United States, amethyst is also a commemorative gemstone for the 20th birthday.
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# What is amethyst
Amethyst is a type of Quartz group whose main component is "silicon dioxide" (SiO2), which is dichroic.
Viewed from different angles, blue or red purple tones can be displayed, usually in a mixed or ordered form.
Naturally produced amethysts form a beautiful purple color due to their iron, manganese and other minerals.
Amethyst's color range ranges from very light to intense to very deep
The main colors are lilac, purple, dark red, big red, dark purple, blue violet and other colors, with dark purple and big red as the best, and too light purple is more common.
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# Mankind knows the history of amethyst
The 1st-century scholar Epicurus, in his magnum opus Naturalist, said that "the purple jewel is the eye of Venus".
In many Western countries, amethyst is not only adorned as a decanting stone on men's jewelry and clothing, but also as a lucky gemstone for performing artists.
It is said that the name "Amethyst" comes from the ancient Greek word for "améthystos", which means a gemstone that "protects the wearer from getting drunk".
The ancient Greeks often wore amethyst when drinking wine, and amethyst decoration was inlaid on the wine container.
Amethyst is one of the most historic gemstones and one of the most coveted gemstones of nearly a thousand years.
They have been found in ancient Egyptian tombs and are considered important treasures by the ancient Greeks, Romans, Babylonians and Hebrews.
This ancient necklace dates back to 2000 BC. The gem in the center is carved with 8th century BC Arabic characters
The ancient Egyptians began to use amethyst as a gemstone, especially amethyst as the center stone of seal jewelry.
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# Legend of Amethyst
Legend has it that Basca, the god of wine, once played a prank after drinking and pushed a beautiful girl named Ameste in front of a beast.
It just so happened that the goddess Diana saw all this, and in order to save the girl from being mutilated, she cast a spell to turn the girl into a white stone sculpture. Baska suddenly woke up and regretted it, because he found that he had been deeply fascinated by the white statue.
When Baška was sad, the wine in his hand accidentally spilled on the sculpture, and slowly the stone turned into a beautiful amethyst.
In order to make up for his mistakes and to commemorate the maiden, Dionysus named Amethyst after the maiden.
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# Origin of amethyst
Amethyst is widely distributed, and the main production areas are Brazil, Uruguay, Russia, Madagascar, South Korea, Sri Lanka and parts of Chinese mainland.
However, the more common sources of amethyst in the crystal market are mainly Brazil, Uruguay and some domestic amethysts.
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# Amethyst and jewelry brand
Through the ingenious design of artisans, exquisite craftsmanship, and the fascinating colors of the amethyst itself, it has also been active on the stage of internationally renowned fine jewelry.
From Tiffany's most famous "purple object", the world-famous necklace with 56 carats of purple crystal in the center: the Tiffany Amethyst Necklace.
She celebrated her 100th birthday at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in 2015.
Star Brachlet Gold Bracelet, by Cartier, 1954
It's made from amethyst and turquoise beads, and the buckle is set with a hexagonal cut amethyst, embellished with curved cut turquoise and diamonds.
It was once owned by the Duchess of Windsor.