Amethyst 8-11mm handmade rose beads (ETB00356) vintage jewelry

Amethyst 8-11mm handmade rose beads (ETB00356) vintage jewelryAmethyst is a violet variety of quartz often used in jewelry. The name comes from the Ancient Greek a ("not") and methustos ("intoxicated"), a reference to the belief that the stone protected its owner from drunkenness. The ancient Greeks and Romans wore amethyst and made drinking vessels of it in the belief that it would prevent intoxication. It is one of several forms of quartz. Amethyst is the traditional birthstone for February. (wikipedia)

Size: 10 - 16 mm

These are found as small pockets or seams/veins of opal associated with rhyolite matrix

See each stones description for what each one offers colorwise

In pure sphaerocobaltite (most examples contain a small but significant percentage of calcium)

A: 31 x 26 x 7

These fees are NOT already figured into my shipping charges

5x3 - 12x11x3

5 x 26 x 5

but Rhyolite actually has a composition closer to granite

Wood Opalite/ Petrified Wood round beads 20-22

Size: 29 x 43 x 7mm

Green Apatite