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Amethysts of a deep plum-color, though less beautiful than the next paler shade, command very high prices; while jacinth, beryl, and aqua-marine—stones of exquisite hue and lustre—are cheap.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 by Various

Amethysts of pale colour and yellow topaz are cheap.

From A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil by Swinburne, T. R.

Amethysts are found in the gneiss, and some discoloured though beautiful specimens in syenite; they are too common to be highly esteemed.

From Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 by Tennent, James Emerson, Sir

Amethysts made of dead violets, still hinting that perishable fragrance which, perhaps, like a single precious drop, still lives within, forever out of the reach of decay.

From The Master's Violin by Reed, Myrtle

Amethysts, emeralds, sapphires and opals should be her jewels.

From Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society by Cooke, Maud C.