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AAA+ Pink Amethyst Facet Beads 6-8mm 17" 220 ct

Our Price:$68.69

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AAA+ Pink Amethyst Facet Beads 6-8mm 17" 220 ct
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Description:
Top AAA++ Gem quality Faceted round Beads. These very large gems are top of the line. They are the most sparkly lavender pink and are nearly transparent. Truly must see the amazing luster of these stones!
You are getting a WHOLE 17" strand. They are between 7.5 and 8.3 mm with most being closer to the 7.75 mark. All the strands are slightly different so yours will be chosen at random. they all measure NO less than 215 carat. So you can see what an amazing price this is being offered at. Look around!

Shape:

faceted round beads.

Quantity:

17" strand.

Sizes:
(Average)

Length	7.75	mm
Width	7.75	mm
Height	7.75	mm
Weight	220	carat

Material:

Pink Amethyst.

Color:

light pink.

Grade:

VVS (AAA GEM QUALITY) .

About Pink Amethyst:
Prasiolite (or vermarine) is the name for any quartz crystal or cluster that is green in color. Although often cut as a gemstone, prasiolite is actually quite rare in nature. Most prasiolites on the market are heat treated amethyst. When heat treated, the the amethyst from most locations transforms into yellow or orange citrine. From a few locations, a green color results, yielding prasiolite which is often called (wrongly) "green amethyst". These locations include Montezuma, Brazil, and Arizona. Naturally occurring prasiolite has been reported from Poland. Prasiolite (sometimes spelled praziolite) can be confused with the similarly colored praseolite which results from the heat treatment of iolite, a variety of cordierite. Note the spellings: prasiolite is the quartz variety, while praseolite is the cordierite variety - not the other way around (which would be easier to remember). Note that prasiolite is macro-crystalline quartz. A green cryptocrystalline quartz, where the individual crystals Some colorless quartz crystals have sufficient inclusions of chlorite to result in a green color. However, this would not be considered prasiolite. In any event, the color is wrong - more of a dark grass-green than a leek-green. Prasiolite is only one of * Amethyst is the purple gemstone variety. * Citrine is the yellow to orange gemstone variety. * Milky Quartz is the cloudy white variety. * Rock crystal is the clear variety that is also used as a gemstone. * Rose quartz is a pink to reddish pink variety * Smoky quartz is the brown to gray variety.

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