Tumbled Amethyst (Dark Purple) - This Tumbled Amethyst is a
beautiful dark purple color and is smoothly polished. All of these Tumbled Amethyst
pieces are translucent.
One of the most popular metaphysical stones, Amethyst is very powerful and protective.
Use Amethyst when working with the Third Eye Chakra to enhance intuition, or with
the Crown Chakra to access the divine. Amethyst is wonderful for meditations and
developing intuition and psychic abilities, and is an especially good stone for Pieces.
Amethyst is a variety of quartz that contains manganese, which produces Amethyst's purple
color. The iron content in the Amethyst determines the relative darkness of the
purple.
Amethyst usually grows in geodes, which are hollow rocks with crystal-filled interiors.
>From the outside, Amethyst geodes often look like ordinary rocks, but inside they
contain a wonderland of crystals.
Amethyst is very powerful and protective. Known as the "stone of
sobriety," Amethyst was used in ancient times to recover from both physical
addictions as well as addictive relationships. Amethyst can encourage inner strength
and relieve stress.
The strong healing powers of Amethyst can transmute lower vibrations to higher
frequencies, transforming negative energy to love energy. Dark Purple Amethyst
connects the physical plane with higher realm, making it a good choice when working with
the Third Eye Chakra.