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Amethyst is a quartz. Its hardness is 7 on the Mohs scale. Essentially all amethyst is heat treated and may fade if exposed to sunlight. It is a beautiful warm purple to violet color. As a meditation stone, amethyst is peaceful and extremely strong protection. Transmuting energy from negative to positive is its strength. It is a plentiful and popular gemstone with centuries of history as a spiritual leader's stone. It tunes the endocrine system and the heart, throat and crown chakras. Amethyst is a February birthstone.