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AMETHYST

In many cultures amethyst has been known as the stone of protection.  A purple variety of quartz with a hardness of 7. The Greek for amethyst was 'amethustos' which means 'not drunk'. The stone was thought to protect against drunkenness. For this reason goblets were sometimes made of amethyst.