8mm Faceted Amethyst Beads 16 inch Long Strand.

These 8mm Amethyst Beads are the perfect thing to stock up on your jewelry stringing supplies. These sensational strands feature gorgeous faceted beads of genuine Amethyst. Each of these Amethyst beads offers up plenty of natural beauty with its rich violet shades. They beads would look great on your beaded necklaces and chokers. They'd even do well on tennis bracelets. Let your imagination run wild. Each strand of this Amethyst is 16" long. And, you can order more than one, you can get as many as you want while supplies last of course.

Amethyst is the purple variety of quartz and is a popular gemstone. If it were not for its widespread availability, amethyst would be very expensive. The name "amethyst" comes from the Greek and means "not drunken." This was maybe due to a belief that amethyst would ward off the effects of alcohol, but most likely the Greeks were referring to the almost wine-like color of some stones that they may have encountered. Its color is unparalleled, and even other, more expensive purple gemstones are often compared to its color and beauty. Although it must always be purple to be amethyst, it can and does have a wide range of purple shades.