{"id":5637,"date":"2012-06-16T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-16T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/?p=5637"},"modified":"2013-12-14T13:53:13","modified_gmt":"2013-12-14T13:53:13","slug":"depth-and-intensity-of-color-fine-natural-african-amethyst-in-a-saturn-pendant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/natural-fine-planetary-talismans\/depth-and-intensity-of-color-fine-natural-african-amethyst-in-a-saturn-pendant\/","title":{"rendered":"Depth and Intensity of Color &#8211; Fine Natural African Amethyst in a Saturn Pendant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Depth and Intensity of Color &#8211; Fine Natural African Amethyst in a Saturn Pendant<\/strong><\/p>\n<caption id=\"attachment_5638\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"392\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Natural-Amethyst-Healing-Pendant.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5638\" title=\"Natural  Amethyst Healing Pendant\" alt=\"Natural  Amethyst Healing Pendant\" src=\"http:\/\/gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Natural-Amethyst-Healing-Pendant.jpg\" width=\"392\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Natural-Amethyst-Healing-Pendant.jpg 392w, https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Natural-Amethyst-Healing-Pendant-292x300.jpg 292w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/><\/a> Natural Amethyst Healing Pendant<\/caption>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Selected Rings, Pendants and Talismans made available to Gemstoneuniverse.com patrons in June 2012<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/copyscapegemstoneuniverse110.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5639\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/copyscapegemstoneuniverse110.gif\" width=\"88\" height=\"31\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Depth and Intensity of Color &#8211; Fine Natural African Amethyst in a Saturn Pendant<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/81869517\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gemstoneuniverse.com Table <\/strong><strong>Natural Amethyst Gemstone<\/strong> <strong>Facts<\/strong><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"121\">Gemstone<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"496\">Natural Amethyst<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"121\">Weight<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"496\">4.16 carats<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"121\">Treatment<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"496\">None. Fully Natural,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"121\">Origin<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"496\">Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"121\">Planetary Energy<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"496\">Saturn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"121\">Patron Location<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"496\">\n<h3><em>Bangalore \/ India<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"121\">All inclusive Price<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"496\">$ 167.65 \/ INR 9053<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"121\">Comments<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"496\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It is a gem that is famed for its allure, for it&#8217;s lovely color, for the divine symbolism, for the royal splendor that it is inherent to it. The amethyst gemstone, better known in the West as the birthstone of the month of February, is one that not only has fantastic planetary powers but is extremely attractive to behold, even in its raw crystal form.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/81869517\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>Featured today is a lovely <strong>African Amethyst<\/strong> of 4.16 carats that it is set in sterling silver as Saturn talisman pendant. The oval cut gemstone has a lovely Royal purple color characteristic of African amethysts and excellent clarity. The amethyst is completely natural unheated and free from any treatment.<\/p>\n<caption id=\"attachment_5641\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Raw-Amethyst-Crystal.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5641\" title=\"Raw Amethyst Crystal\" alt=\"Raw Amethyst Crystal\" src=\"http:\/\/gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Raw-Amethyst-Crystal.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Raw-Amethyst-Crystal.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Raw-Amethyst-Crystal-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Raw-Amethyst-Crystal-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a> Raw Amethyst Crystal<\/caption>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Amethyst is a purple gem that <strong>belongs to the quartz group<\/strong> and has a hardness of 7 on Moh&#8217;s scale. The gem comes in several shades of purple, lilac, lavender and sometimes exhibits rosy hues too. Most of the Amethyst available in the market is heat treated, (to give it a better &#8211; deep and rich color) unless stated otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>Amethyst also known as <em>jamunia<\/em> or<em> katela<\/em> is the substitute gem of natural blue sapphire or the <em>neelam <\/em>gemstone. \u00c2\u00a0It is a gem that can be used to harness the <em>saatvik<\/em> energies of planets Saturn \/<em>Shanidev.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The metaphysical properties of amethyst are well known. It is a healing gem that is believed to cure addiction to alcohol and also protect the wearer against the evil eye. Interestingly, the name of the gem comes from the Greek word<em> a<\/em>&#8211; (&#8220;not&#8221;) and <em>methustos<\/em> (&#8220;intoxicated&#8221;) i.e. a gem that prevents the wearer from falling prey to drunkenness.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> The above links generally exist on the website for a period of 40 days after which they are periodically deleted to make way for new gemstones and to enable faster browsing.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy it in Video:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/81869517\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00c2\u00a91999-2012, Gemstoneuniverse.com, All rights reserved.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\">http:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Gemstoneuniverse.com-The-Gold-Standard-in-Planetary-Gemology11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5640\" title=\"Gemstoneuniverse.com-The Gold Standard in Planetary Gemology\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Gemstoneuniverse.com-The-Gold-Standard-in-Planetary-Gemology11-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gemstoneuniverse-The Gold Standard in Planetary Gemology<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Depth and Intensity of Color &#8211; 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