(MGW) TWO AMETHYST BEADS[MW255B]14''

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Starts	July 22, 2008 7:45 AM
Ends	July 27, 2008 7:38 AM	Basic Shipping Information
Auction Category	amethyst gemstones amethyst beads	Shipping Cost	3.00 paid by buyer
Auction ID	18902	Shipping Insurance (optional)	7.00
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AMETHYST BEADS

Amethyst is a purple variety of quartz often used as an ornament. The name comes from the Greek a ("not") and methustos ("to intoxicate"), 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.More recent work has shown that amethyst's coloration is due to ferric iron impurities.^[1] Further study has shown a complex interplay of iron and aluminium is responsible for the color.^[.THIS INCLUDES TWO COLOURFUL STRANDS 14'' IN LENGTH.

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