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Amethyst is a violet variety of quartz.The name comes from the Koine Greek αμέθυστος amethystos from α - a-, "not" and μεθύσκω (Ancient Greek) methysko / μεθώ metho (Modern Greek), "intoxicate", a reference to the belief that the stone protected its owner from drunkenness. [1]
Ametrine, as its name suggests, is commonly believed to be a combination of citrine and amethyst in the same crystal; however, this may not be technically correct. Like amethyst, the yellow quartz component of ametrine is colored by iron oxide inclusions.
Amesite is a mineral with general formula of Mg 2 Al 2 SiO 5 (OH) 4. [3] Amesite crystallizes in the triclinic crystal system. [5] It contains three axes of unequal length, not at right angles. It was first described in 1876 for an occurrence in the Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts. It was named for mine owner James Ames.
Ametrine, also known as trystine, golden amethyst, or by the trade name bolivianite, is a variety of quartz with alternating zones of purple and yellow-orange coloration. Its name is a portmanteau of amethyst and citrine. While ametrine is commonly referred to as a combination of these two quartz varieties, some sources claim this is not ...
A repeat unit or repeating unit (or mer) is a part of a polymer whose repetition would produce the complete polymer chain (except for the end-groups) by linking the repeat units together successively along the chain, like the beads of a necklace.
Chrysoprase is cryptocrystalline, which means that it is composed of crystals so fine that they cannot be seen as distinct particles under normal magnification. This sets it apart from rock crystal, amethyst, citrine, and the other varieties of crystalline quartz.
The name apophyllite refers to a specific group of phyllosilicates, a class of minerals.Originally, the group name referred to a specific mineral, [4] but was redefined in 1978 to stand for a class of minerals of similar chemical makeup that comprise a solid solution series, and includes the members fluorapophyllite-(K), fluorapophyllite-(Na), hydroxyapophyllite-(K).
The mineral is weakly piezoelectric and pyroelectric, meaning it produces a weak electric charge when it's rubbed or heated, hence the name analcime. [3] Other characteristics include the fact that the mineral can have a blueish white fluorescence when inspected under short UV light, and a creamy white-yellow one inspected under long UV light.