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Amethyst
Transparent purple quartz used in jewelry. Name is derived from the Greek "not to intoxicate," and believed to protect its owner from drunkenness. Mined in Brazil, Uruguay, Russia, Sri Lanka, Siberia, and Zambia.
Sources:
http://www.penoir.com
http://mineral.galleries.com
http://en.wikipedia.org
http://www.galleries.com/minerals
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