Purple gemstones have a very special meaning within the world of jewelry and in the spiritual world with which the different specimens of this color are related, representing creativity, mental balance and maturity.
The main purple gemstones are also related to faith and power, because this tone has always been associated with these two areas; It was not for nothing that it was used for many years in royal costumes and is still used today by representatives of the Catholic Church. Among the best known purple gemstones are:
Amethyst: belonging to the quartz family, it is a stone that is found in more than forty shades of purple and has a hardness of 7 on the Mohs scale. Its name has a very peculiar origin that comes from the Greek “amethustos”, which translates as “Do not get drunk”, because it was considered a cure for alcoholism.
For its part, in the world of Catholicism, the amethyst is the stone that symbolizes Jesus Christ. It is also known as the Bishop’s Stone, because for many years it was the main stone of the ring used by these members of the church.
Spiritually, amethyst is considered to work by absorbing negative energies and an effective tool for meditation. The best way to use it to find peace of mind is to put it under your pillow, carry it in your pocket, or leave it in a lighted space in the room.
Today, the known deposits of this famous and ancient crystal are located in Brazil, Russia, Madagascar, the United States, Australia, South Africa and Zambia.
Chalcedony: It is a variety of quartz, belonging to the oxides. In the world of gemology it is also known as blue ribbon agate and owes its characteristic color to the number of inclusions that are deposited in it as a result of its volcanic origin.
In the world of jewelry, chalcedony finds its best applications, because it is a beautiful stone with strange hues and also because of its scarcity, since until now the only known deposits are in Namibia.
On the spiritual plane, the use of this stone is considered useful to treat the chakra of the throat that allows the release of thoughts related to the fear of rejection. Likewise, it serves to restore the peace of mind needed by those who are in states of depression and allows feelings of anger to be neutralized.
Sapphire: Although it is a precious stone that is found in many other colors, blue being the most representative, its purple version is really impressive and is the one with the highest economic value after blue.
Although sapphire in general is related to many positive characteristics, in the case of purple sapphire, it is related to wisdom, since it allows its owner to eliminate a flash of intellectual and mental confusion.
Known deposits are in Burma, Tanzania, Australia and Madagascar.