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
Amethyst Incident and unwounded men who had been sent ashore. He assumed command of the ship that day. During the next few days "Amethyst" moved several times, but each time she got under way the batteries opened fire at her and the ship was forced to anchor, finally finishing up off Fu Te Wei. On 21 April a signal was received: ""HM ships" London "and" Black Swan "are moving up river to escort the" Amethyst "down stream. Be ready to move."" The cruiser and the frigate (ex-sloop and "Amethyst"s sister ship) were heavily shelled as they attempted to help "Amethyst" and retreated