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Collins English Dictionary:
amethyst. (n.d.). Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition. From Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/amethyst
Dictionary.com Website:
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Image Credits
“Geschliffener Smaragd” by LesFacettes – Own work. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons – http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Geschliffener_Smaragd.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Geschliffener_Smaragd.jpg
“Perlenkette” by Anna reg – Own work. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0 via Wikimedia Commons – http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Perlenkette.JPG#mediaviewer/File:Perlenkette.JPG
“Ruby gem” by Humanfeather – Own work. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons – http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ruby_gem.JPG#mediaviewer/File:Ruby_gem.JPG
“Peridot” by Aomai – Own work. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons – http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peridot.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Peridot.jpg
“Geschliffener blauer Saphir” by LesFacettes – Own work. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons – http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Geschliffener_blauer_Saphir.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Geschliffener_blauer_Saphir.jpg
“Opal Armband 800pix“. Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons – http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Opal_Armband_800pix.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Opal_Armband_800pix.jpg
“Coober Pedy Opal Doublet” by Dpulitzer – Own work. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons – http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coober_Pedy_Opal_Doublet.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Coober_Pedy_Opal_Doublet.jpg
“Geschliffener blauer Topas” by LesFacettes – Own work. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons – http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Geschliffener_blauer_Topas.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Geschliffener_blauer_Topas.jpg
“Citrin cut”. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons – http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Citrin_cut.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Citrin_cut.jpg
Turquoise Beads BY cobalt123. Licensed under Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0) via https://www.flickr.com/photos/cobalt/445948417/in/photolist-ckpHpL-FpAVP-n2YKox-5RWLNq-t21EG-8h93Mo-b4B6fn-65FSvo-4wXhjE-o9EgwV-aUEG9D-5mTXZh-4tgoGu-dN72FW-mGZ7eV-nJxhRC-65HFrH-6s9rKv-66GyBq-dmd7wm
Cut garnet collection BY Humanfeather / Michelle Jo (Own work) [CC-BY-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cut_garnet_collection.JPG
Brazilian Amethysts:
By Mauro Cateb (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brazilian_amethysts.jpg
Diamonds BY Kim Alaniz Licensed under Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) VIA FLICKR https://www.flickr.com/photos/kimberlyeternal/6535411931/in/photolist-6z19kx-6mkHtT-9esVTR-eRNcR-62hHT2-aXvGh4-iWeEcG-5Wgmys-6SzdHG-rg8JB-jvC9yr-mCRXK-814ekn-6SzdSb-zqBGu-aTxMpV-8fKNab-yXGVF-6cBmWc-piar1-dV4PQc-7ir61o-ij1f5e-51SyAV-5szcgG-5oG7tq-rg8M8-6Pi8RC-ogvKYx-8dQyR9-6Svb1a-5szbH3-7vUSbJ-6z5eFj-drthvU-7tKxxi-bmNMGs-5Lt3EA-bCosKj-dPFd7D-j2W2XH-6nDikM-9jHnx4-aTxLf2-M3Gon-9gDHwS-dvxXUr-5szdgA-4T3mN1-yXGVv
“Geschliffener Aquamarin” by LesFacettes – Own work. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons – http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Geschliffener_Aquamarin.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Geschliffener_Aquamarin.jpg
BloodStone By Ra’ike (see also: de:Benutzer:Ra’ike) (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Brillanten By Mario Sarto (Self-photographed) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brillanten.jpg
“Beryl Smaragd DSCF0433” by Eva K. – Eva K.. Licensed under GNU Free Documentation License 1.2 via Wikimedia Commons – http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beryl_Smaragd_DSCF0433.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Beryl_Smaragd_DSCF0433.jpg
Moonstone cabochons in a jeweler’s window, Bath, England. Adrian Pingstone. Arpingstone. Image in the public domain. “Moonstone.cabochons.arp”. Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons – http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moonstone.cabochons.arp.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Moonstone.cabochons.arp.jpg
“Alexandrite ring” by christina rutz – alexandrite diamond ring. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons – http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alexandrite_ring.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Alexandrite_ring.jpg
“Sapphire ring photo by by katrinket (2)” by Katrina Br*?#*!@nd from portland OR, usa – mom’s new sapphire ring. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons – http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sapphire_ring_photo_by_by_katrinket_(2).jpg#mediaviewer/File:Sapphire_ring_photo_by_by_katrinket_(2).jpg
Exquisite Tanzanite Ring By Mark Schneider (Award collection from Mark Schneider) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Exquisite_Tanzanite_Ring_by_Mark_Schneider.jpg
Zirkon-P1120642 By Gunnar Ries Amphibol (Own work (own photo)) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zirkon-P1120642.jpg
Turquoise and silver rings By Mauro Cateb (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Turquoise_and_silver_rings.jpg
“Aigue-marine 2 (Madagascar)” by Parent Géry – Own work. Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons – http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aigue-marine_2_(Madagascar).jpg#mediaviewer/File:Aigue-marine_2_(Madagascar).jpg
Rubis, calcite 10 BY Parent Géry Own work. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons – http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rubis,_calcite_10.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Rubis,_calcite_10.jpg
Chryzolit, perydot, oliwin – Kohestan, Pakistan By Lech Darski (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chryzolit,_perydot,_oliwin_-_Kohestan,_Pakistan.jpg
AdulaireSuisse2 By Didier Descouens (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Azotic topaz.JPG By Humanfeather / michelle jo (Own work) [CC-BY-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Azotic_topaz.JPG
“Crystals and gemstones” by Fiona Storey- http://www.public-domain-image.com/public-domain-images-pictures-free-stock-photos/textures-and-patterns-public-domain-images-pictures/crystals-and-gemstones.jpg. Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons – http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crystals_and_gemstones.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Crystals_and_gemstones.jpg
Amethyst geode in its parent rock By MoRDi CuaC (Imagen 270 Uploaded by Ra’ike) [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amethyst_geode_in_its_parent_rock.jpg
Silver and moonstone ring By Mauro Cateb (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Silver_and_moonstone_ring.jpg
Diamond princess cut – By Stephen Durham from Pine Bluff, AR, USA [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Diamond_princess_cut.jpg
Eagle pendant of King Sigismund Augustus of Poland By Anonymous (Spain) (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spain_Eagle_pendant.jpg
Royal201 By Andere Andre (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Royal201.png
Diamond cut history By Diagram by Juergen Schoner (July 2004), with English translation by Gregory Phillips. (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia Commons
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Diamond_cut_history.png
Fancy cut diamonds By Paul Noillimrev (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fancy_cut_diamonds.jpg
2-3 diam cuts By royfuchs at Hebrew Wikipedia (created by Royfuchs) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2-3_diam_cuts.png
Diamond facets http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Diamond_facets.svg#file
WIKIPEDIA LICENCE INFORMATION: “Marcel Tolkowsky’s 1919 edition of Diamond Design is in the public domain in the United States, because it was originally published simultaneously in London and New York.
This image is derived from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Diamond facets.gif, which is copyright 2001-2005 by Jasper Paulsen. Diamond facets.gif is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License; that is the license under which this derivitive work (Diamond_facets.svg) was made.
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Grenat pyrope
By Parent Géry (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grenat_pyrope.jpg
Amethyst Ring
Srr046a.jpg by David Hogan. Created 11-21-05. All Right Released. Image in the public domain.
Available at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Srr046a.jpg
“Aquamarine, platinum, and diamond brooch-pendant – NARA – 192417”
By Unknown or not provided – U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons – http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aquamarine,_platinum,_and_diamond_brooch-pendant_-_NARA_-_192417.tif#/media/File:Aquamarine,_platinum,_and_diamond_brooch-pendant_-_NARA_-_192417.tif
Akwamaryn013
By Decym92 (zdjęcie zrobione przeze mnie osobiście) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAkwamaryn013.jpg
Aquamarine brooch (Faberge)
By shakko (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAquamarine_brooch_(Faberge).jpg
ColouredChakraswithDescriptions
By Xxglennxx (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. Available at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AColouredChakraswithDescriptions.jpg
Esquel.jpg
By Doug Bowman (originally posted to Flickr as Esquel) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons. Available at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Esquel.jpg
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