amethyst

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On Monday, Giorgio Armani also presented velvets and cashmere of green, blue and amethyst shades, four months after the death of the legendary designer aged 91.

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

Occasionally they’re interrupted by bursts of jewel-tone color — ruby, emerald, sapphire, amethyst.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2024

If the shop owner doesn’t know, or can only say that their amethyst comes from Brazil—one of the world’s top producers—that’s a red flag.

From National Geographic • Feb. 5, 2024

It was shaped like a bottle and had ribbons of color, aqua green and amethyst purple, that spiraled up its glass surface like stripes of paint.

From Washington Times • Dec. 21, 2023

They played across the coast all through the night, until the soft new day shrugged itself awake, tried on amethyst and lavender for a while, and finally decided on a pale yellow.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt