Having chills refers to feeling excessively cold, even when you are wearing warm clothing or are wrapped in blankets. When you have the chills, you may also be shivering or look pale. Chills are often related to fever, an increase in body temperature above normal (98.6 degrees Fahrenheit). Fever is a sign of inflammation or infection in the body.
Amethyst is a well known mineral and gemstone. It is the purple variety of the mineral Quartz, and its most valuable and prized variety.Its name derives from the Greek amethystos, which means not drunken, as Amethyst in antiquity was thought to ward off drunkenness.hen used as a gemstone, Amethyst is often heat treated to deepen the color, or to transform it into Citrine. Some varieties may also change to a light green color, which is given the trade name Prasiolite, or Green Amethyst, as it is more commonly known in the gem trade.
Amethyst. The February-born shall find Sincerity and peace of mind, Freedom from passion and from care, If they an amethyst will wear. â Gregorian birthstone poem. Amethyst is the modern, as well as traditional, birthstone for February. Amethyst was likewise consistently designated as the February birthstone in the old Roman, Italian, Polish, Russian, Hebrew, Arabic and the old Indian (Ayurvedic) calendar. Before the gemstone became the birthstone of February in these ancient calendars, amethyst was the main zodiac stone for Pisces and Aquarius, both zodiac signs falling partly on the month of February.