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Amethyst is a purple coloured form of quartz. Its name is thought to come from the Greek ''a'', "not," and ''methbskein'', "to intoxicate," owing to its purported property of guarding against [[ |
Amethyst is a purple coloured form of [[quartz]]. Its name is thought to come from the Greek ''a'', "not," and ''methbskein'', "to intoxicate," owing to its purported property of guarding against [[drunk]]enness. According to the Rev. C. W. King, however, the word may simply be a corruption of an Eastern name for the [[stone]]. |
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* [[Amethyst (maplet)|Amethyst according to Maplet's A Greene Forest]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:03, 4 August 2007
Amethyst is a purple coloured form of quartz. Its name is thought to come from the Greek a, "not," and methbskein, "to intoxicate," owing to its purported property of guarding against drunkenness. According to the Rev. C. W. King, however, the word may simply be a corruption of an Eastern name for the stone.
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