What is the difference between amethyst and alexandrite?
amethyst | alexandrite |
A transparent purple variety of quartz, used as a gemstone.
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(uncountable) A purple colour.
(tincture) The purple tincture when emblazoning the arms of the English nobility.
(mineral) A form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change dependent upon the light source, along with strong pleochroism.
As nouns the difference between amethyst and alexandrite
is that amethyst is a transparent purple variety of quartz, used as a gemstone while alexandrite is a form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour change dependent upon the light source, along with strong pleochroism.As an adjective amethyst
is having a colour similar to that of the gemstone.amethyst
English
(wikipedia amethyst)Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst , chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)}}
