Amethyst Birth Stone Jewelry

The Amethyst Birth Stone is one of the most beautiful stones with an ancient history Being the birth stone for February, it has roots in ancient civilization and is historically known as the sobriety stone. It has been used to adorn the jewelry of kings and monarchs since the pre Columbian societies of the Aztecs, Incans and Myans.

An amethyst birth stone can be set in gold or silver and combined with other gemstones. When buying one as a gift, you don't have to stick to the traditional ring - you can get beautiful earrings, bracelets and necklaces made with this stone as well. I might suggest, however that you buy unique artisan made jewelry so that your gift is a one of a kind that will be noticed and admired by many.

Along with your amethyst birth stone gift - you may wnat to entertain the recipient with this story of how Amethyst was created. In greek mythology, amethyst was "created" by the God Dionysus - the god of wine. Apparently he was quite put out by a mortal that refused to acknowledge him so he vowed to get back at all mortals who did not partake of his gifts - wine and drunkenness. He vent his wrath on a young virgin named Amethyst who had never had wine and was on her way to pay homage to the goddess Diana. Dionysus unleashed 2 tigers to devour the young maiden, but when she cried out to Diana for help, Diana turned her into a beautiful white (quartz) crystal to protect her. As Dionysus wept into his wine cup with sorrow for his deeds, the cup tipped over and tear tainted wine ran into the crystal ans was absorbed to form the amethyst color we know today!

This gem stone is mined all over the world and amethyst birth stone jewelry can be found readily at affordable prices. Some of the areas where mining takes place include: Mexico where highly saturated deep purple crystals can be found, Brazil where crystals range from pale to medium lilac, Uruguay where stones are typically a medium to deep purple and the US where stones are found all over the country and are usually medium to dark in color.

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