Description
Skein ring.
Silver 925, platinum plated.
Handmade silver ring with Amethyst and Aquamarine (Amethyst, Aquamarine) from the series Skein.
1) Amethyst is a violet (violet or purple) variant of the mineral quartz and is used for decorative purposes as a gemstone.It starts life as a transparent quartz but when it is found in places on the Earth’s mantle where high temperatures and pressures develop, it turns purple. Of course, depending on the variety of the stone, the purple may border on black, while in another cut it may appear completely colourless.Its name comes from the abstract “a” and the verb “to get drunk” (mitho), as in ancient times it was believed that this gem protected its owner from drunkenness!In ancient times it was one of the rarest and most valuable stones and its price often equaled or exceeded that of a diamond! The price of this stone fell when huge deposits of it were discovered in South America.
