Amethyst Crystal Guide: meaning, origin & properties
For clarity and rest.
Learn what Amethyst is, where ours comes from, traditional associations across cultures, and how to identify a real specimen, in our complete Amethyst Crystal Guide.
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This is a polished Amethyst incense holder from Minas Gerais, Brazil, cut from natural amethyst with a small center hole for a stick of incense. It runs about 3 to 4 inches across and 1 to 1.5 inches tall at Mohs 7, hand-finished with natural jojoba oil. A functional piece of natural stone decor for a desk or altar.
Amethyst is the violet variety of quartz, colored by trace iron and natural irradiation. Cut and polished into a low block, the purple catches light on a desk or altar.
These incense holders come from a cooperative in Minas Gerais, Brazil, polished smooth with a small hole drilled in the center for a stick of incense.
Amethyst has long been associated with calm and quiet focus, which suits the moment of lighting incense.
Amethyst is traditionally linked to the third eye and crown, associated with calm, rest, and quiet focus. Many people keep it in bedrooms and meditation corners.
As an incense holder it sits where you slow down and light a stick, a fitting place for a calming stone.
These are traditional associations drawn from historical practice. This stone is not a substitute for medical or mental health care.
Offered as a starting point for your own practice.
Amethyst sits at 7 on the Mohs scale, harder than a steel blade, so it handles daily carry and a quick rinse without fuss. Keep chemical cleaners away from it; they can etch the surface.
Natural amethyst from Minas Gerais, Brazil. The stone is natural. Each holder is hand-finished with a light coat of natural jojoba oil to bring out the color, which we disclose openly.
You'll receive pieces from the same batch photographed, weighed to the amount you choose. Every piece passes our quality control and meets or exceeds what you see in the photos. Single specimens are listed separately and say so.
Each piece measures 3-4" L x 3-4" W x 1-1.50" and weighs 350 to 400 grams.
Grades reflect visual quality within a batch. A is standard, with typical inclusions. AA shows stronger color, cleaner surfaces and tighter sizing. AAA is the top 10 to 15 percent of a batch. Every lot is inspected and graded by our team in Rockville, Maryland, not taken on the supplier’s word.
Minas Gerais, Brazil, cut and polished at a cooperative there. It came to us through a community partnership, one of the sourcing models we publish and stand behind.
Every lot is inspected and graded by our expert team before it is listed, not taken on the supplier's word. A on this listing means stronger color, cleaner surfaces and tighter sizing than the batch average. Pieces that miss the mark never reach the shop.
How We GradeSourced through a regional cooperative or community-based workshop. Processing and economic benefit stay local, which means more of the value reaches the people doing the work. We say what we know and where our tracing stops.
Our Sourcing StandardsEverything we sell is natural in origin: never synthetic, never dyed, never coated. Where a stone has been heated, irradiated or stabilized, which is common in the trade for some species, we say so on the listing. If a piece is not as described, return it within 90 days of delivery.
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