Amethyst red secondary hues. ‘Rose de France’ is defined by its markedly light shade of the purple, reminiscent of a lavender/lilac shade. These pale colors, were once considered undesirable but have recently become popular due to intensive marketing. Green quartz is sometimes incorrectly called green amethyst, which is a misnomer and not an appropriate name for the material, the proper terminology being prasiolite. Other names for green quartz are vermarine or lime citrine. Of very variable intensity, the color of amethyst is often laid out in stripes parallel to the final faces of the crystal. One aspect in the art of
HMS Amethyst (1799) company with , captured "Agnela". On 30 July "Amethyst" captured the "Ebenezer", and then on 1 August "Amethyst" captured "Juno". In December "Amethyst" participated in the pursuit of a French squadron under Admiral Willaumez. In November 1805 "Amethyst" encountered the brig-sloop off the coast of Madeira. After a series of ambiguous and misinterpreted moves by the other, the two captains mistook each other for enemies and opened fire. Both vessels survived and the two captains proceeded to exchange mutually recriminatory letters. "Amethyst" was among the vessels that shared in the proceeds of the capture, on 25 July 1805, of the