Amethyst Amethyst Amethyst is a violet variety of quartz. The name comes from the Koine Greek ἀμέθυστος "amethystos" from ἀ- "a-", "not" and μεθύσκω "methysko" / μεθύω "methyo", "intoxicate", a reference to the belief that the stone protected its owner from drunkenness. The ancient Greeks wore amethyst and carved drinking vessels from it in the belief that it would prevent intoxication. Amethyst is a semiprecious stone often used in jewelry and is the traditional birthstone for February. Amethyst is a purple variety of quartz (SiO) and owes its violet color to irradiation, iron impurities (in some cases in conjunction with transition
Amethyst Incident largely based on the events of the Yangtze incident. Richard Todd starred as Kerans in the 1957 film "Yangtse Incident: The Story of HMS Amethyst" (in the US most commonly released as "Battle Hell", but also as "Escape of the Amethyst" and "Their Greatest Glory"). For the film, "Amethyst" was brought out of storage to play herself. As her engines were no longer operational, her sister ship, , was used for shots of the ship moving. Amethyst Incident The "Amethyst" Incident, also known as the Yangtze Incident, was a historic event which involved the Royal Navy ship HMS "Amethyst" on