(MGW) AMETHYST BEADS[MW255]14'' 32CTS

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Starting Bid (USD)	7.00
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Starts	September 2, 2008 6:35 PM
Ends	September 5, 2008 6:30 PM	Basic Shipping Information
Auction Category	Beads	Shipping Cost	3.00 paid by buyer
Auction ID	40413	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 IS A COLOURFUL STRAND 14 IN LENGTH.

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