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
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst le Yangtse" (French) and "Vuur op de Yangtse" (Flemish/Dutch), both meaning ""Fire on the Yangtse"". The film was entered into the 1957 Cannes Film Festival. On 19 April 1949, the Royal Navy sloop HMS "Amethyst" sails up the Yangtze River on her way to Nanking, the Chinese capital, to deliver supplies to the British Embassy. Suddenly, without warning, People's Liberation Army (PLA) shore batteries open fire and after a heavy engagement, "Amethyst" lies grounded in the mud and badly damaged. attempts to tow "Amethyst" off the mud bank, but is herself hit several times and has to depart. A further