{"id":105,"date":"2011-02-10T19:08:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-10T19:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2563769669511320007.post-8755969212115733478"},"modified":"2011-02-10T19:20:36","modified_gmt":"2011-02-10T19:20:36","slug":"rock-review-amethyst-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/laynedesigns\/2011\/02\/10\/rock-review-amethyst-2\/","title":{"rendered":"ROCK REVIEW: Amethyst"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-2dS-I61YxyI\/TVQ3-RZEylI\/AAAAAAAAALU\/hBjcszBM3jI\/s1600\/amethyst%2B2\"><img style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 200px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-2dS-I61YxyI\/TVQ3-RZEylI\/AAAAAAAAALU\/hBjcszBM3jI\/s400\/amethyst%2B2\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572140181924137554\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>        <\/p>\n<style>@font-face {   font-family: \"Times\"; }@font-face {   font-family: \"Cambria\"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: \"Times New Roman\"; }p { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: \"Times New Roman\"; }div.Section1 { page: Section<\/style>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:Times;font-size:100%;\"  >February already?!? Time for a new BIRTHSTONE Rock Review. This month\u2019s birthstone is a beautiful stone ranging in hue from a nearly transparent lilac to deep purple \u2013 the lovely amethyst.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family: arial; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); text-align: center;\"><span style=\";font-size:100%;\" > <\/span><\/p>\n<div>  <\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family: arial; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">Amethyst is a type of rock belonging to the quartz family. Derived from the Greek word meaning &#8220;not drunken,\u201d historians believe that the name came from the reddish purple shades of amethyst popular in the Greek states. Most of the amethyst used today comes from areas or regions of Mexico, Brazil, Africa and Uruguay.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family: arial; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size:100%;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">  <\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family: arial; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); text-align: left;\"><span style=\";font-size:100%;\" > <\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">  <\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family: arial; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); text-align: left;\"><span style=\";font-size:100%;\" >According to legend, amethyst originated with Bacchus, the God of Wine. It was believed that drinking wine from a cup made of amethyst would prevent drunkenness and that wearing amethyst would prevent the wearer from becoming drunk being poisoned.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family: arial; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); text-align: left;\"><span style=\";font-size:100%;\" ><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">  <\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family: arial; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); text-align: left;\"><span style=\";font-size:100%;\" > <\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">  <\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family: arial; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); text-align: left;\"><span style=\";font-size:100%;\" >Amethyst is used as faceted stones or polished cabochons (<\/span><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">a highly polished rounded unfaceted gem)<\/span><span style=\";font-size:100%;\" > and is carved in various shapes. Amethyst beads are used in necklaces, earrings and other jewelry in both rough unpolished forms, smooth glossy shapes, faceted beads and briolettes (<\/span><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">a gem cut in the shape of a teardrop or oval.)<\/span><span style=\";font-size:100%;\" > One of the largest cut amethysts in the world is 343 carats and is housed at the National History Museum in London.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family: arial; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size:100%;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family: arial; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); text-align: left;\"><span style=\";font-size:100%;\" >For another example of a gorgeous amethyst, please visit my Etsy shop:<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family: arial; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size:100%;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.1pt 0in; font-family: arial; color: rgb(102, 51, 102); text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size:100%;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/48511508\/queen-amethyst-pendant\"><span style=\"\">http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/48511508\/queen-amethyst-pendant<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.1pt 0in;\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.1pt 0in;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/48511508\/queen-amethyst-pendant\"><span style=\";font-family:Times;font-size:100%;\"  ><br \/><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0.1pt 0in;\"><span style=\";font-family:Times;font-size:100%;\"  ><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><img width='1' height='1' src='https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/tracker\/2563769669511320007-8755969212115733478?l=laynedesigns.blogspot.com' alt='' \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-2dS-I61YxyI\/TVQ3-RZEylI\/AAAAAAAAALU\/hBjcszBM3jI\/s1600\/amethyst+2\"><img style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 200px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-2dS-I61YxyI\/TVQ3-RZEylI\/AAAAAAAAALU\/hBjcszBM3jI\/s400\/amethyst+2\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572140181924137554\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>        <span>February already?!? Time for a new BIRTHSTONE Rock Review. This month\u2019s birthstone is a beautiful stone ranging in hue from a nearly transparent lilac to deep purple \u2013 the lovely amethyst.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<div>  <\/div>\n<p><span>Amethyst is a type of rock belonging to the quartz family. Derived from the Greek word meaning &#8220;not drunken,\u201d historians believe that the name came from the reddish purple shades of amethyst popular in the Greek states. Most of the amethyst used today comes from areas or regions of Mexico, Brazil, Africa and Uruguay.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div>  <\/div>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<div>  <\/div>\n<p><span>According to legend, amethyst originated with Bacchus, the God of Wine. It was believed that drinking wine from a cup made of amethyst would prevent drunkenness and that wearing amethyst would prevent the wearer from becoming drunk being poisoned.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div>  <\/div>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<div>  <\/div>\n<p><span>Amethyst is used as faceted stones or polished cabochons (<\/span><span>a highly polished rounded unfaceted gem)<\/span><span> and is carved in various shapes. Amethyst beads are used in necklaces, earrings and other jewelry in both rough unpolished forms, smooth glossy shapes, faceted beads and briolettes (<\/span><span>a gem cut in the shape of a teardrop or oval.)<\/span><span> One of the largest cut amethysts in the world is 343 carats and is housed at the National History Museum in London.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>For another example of a gorgeous amethyst, please visit my Etsy shop:<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/48511508\/queen-amethyst-pendant\"><span>http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/48511508\/queen-amethyst-pendant<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/48511508\/queen-amethyst-pendant\"><span><br \/><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/tracker\/2563769669511320007-8755969212115733478?l=laynedesigns.blogspot.com\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":145,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/laynedesigns\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/laynedesigns\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/laynedesigns\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/laynedesigns\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/145"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/laynedesigns\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/laynedesigns\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/laynedesigns\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/laynedesigns\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/laynedesigns\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}