amethyst
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Heyward co-hosted a fundraiser with his wife last week where Pratt was smudged with sage before standing in front of a giant amethyst geode to address about 125 people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
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
The shade of the jacket is an oft-underrated neutral, pairing nicely with virtually any other piece in your suitcase, maybe even amethyst or royal blue too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 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
With anxiety I watched his eye rove over the gay stores: he fixed on a rich silk of the most brilliant amethyst dye, and a superb pink satin.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
It’s set with rubies, amethysts, sapphires, garnet, topazes and tourmalines.
From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2023
Weighing five pounds, with a velvet cap and band of ermine fur, the crown includes a dazzling array of rubies, amethysts, sapphires, topazes, tourmalines and garnet.
From Salon ● May 5, 2023
The St Edward's Crown, made up of a solid gold frame set with rubies, amethysts, sapphires, garnet, topazes and tourmalines, follows its original medieval forebear in having four crosses-pattée and four fleurs-de-lis.
From Reuters ● Dec. 3, 2022
The purple “L” in the logo was fashioned from 17 amethysts, one for each of the 17 championships in franchise history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2021
Garnets and amethysts and black pearls adorned the metalwork, and here and there an emerald or ruby.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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