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Amethyst

From Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D., About.com

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Crystals of amethyst from Brazil.

Amethyst is purple quartz, which is silicon dioxide. The color may derive from manganese or ferric thiocyanate.

Nasir Khan, morguefile.com

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