Not always purple in colour as you would suspect when hearing the name amethyst, it does sometimes have lavender coloured areas, most of the pieces I have do not and look similar to the picture below. Dendritics are the fine black organic looking lines dotted throughout the piece.

Hardness- 6-7 Mohs scales

Stone Variety- Chalcedony / Quartz

Country of Origin- Nevada, US

Suitable for:

• Plugs
• Labrets
• Septum - Spike, tusks and pinchers
• Inlay