A large deep purple amethyst. Amethyst is a variety of purple quartz. This pendant is especially facetted by the Astrogems factory in India and is set in Sterling Silver. It is carefully shaped so that there is a smooth wide surface skin contact over the throat or heart chakra. Soothing and said to strengthen a person will to avoid addictions. Amethyst has been revered for millennia as a sacred gem that has helps to spiritualize a persons thoughts. This is a very large gemstone shaped for comfort against the skin and deep in color for potency. the dimensions of the gemstone pendant is 3cm long, 2 cm wide - total length is 4.5 cm, weight approximately 70 Carats.