I think this article may start a firestorm among the gemologists and other jewelers who are very careful to refer to each stone with the correct terminology. However, the term green amethyst is literally all over the Internet. The only thing we can do now is to try to educate the public to keep them from buying a gemstone under false pretense.
This article attempts, in layman’s terms, to let the public know that green amethyst is a misnomer and that green amethyst is simply a heat-treated quartz gemstone that has been turned green.
Read more about the sources and various terms for green amethyst…
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