Amethyst 100-200g

Amethyst, a Cove of Violet Light

Lilac and deeper purple gather across this amethyst’s densely clustered points, with whitish-grey margins and little tan patches lending the edges a rough, earthy contrast. Bright highlights catch on the angular faces, so the surface feels lively rather than smooth: a close-packed landscape of peaks, each catching the light a little differently.

The name amethyst comes from the Greek amethystos, reflecting an old belief about sobriety. That history sits lightly alongside a more playful picture: a tiny violet cove, its jagged shore lit by a scatter of imagined stars. There is no need for perfect symmetry in that miniature world; the uneven outline gives the cove character, with each bright point like a beacon above the water.