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) "Jonge Jacob". Captain Michael Seymour replaced Spranger. On 15 May 1807, "Amethyst" captured the privateer "Josephine" some 20 leagues from Scilly. "Josephine" was armed with four 2-pounders guns and small arms. She had a crew of 45 men, but had put ten on board "Jane", which had been sailing from Lisbon. "Josephine" had sailed from the Île de Batz and "Jane" was her only capture. When "Amethyst" captured "Josephine", "Amethyst" was in company with and . Then on 9 September "Amethyst" captured the Danish ship "Twende Venner". Later, on 18 October, "Amethyst" recaptured the ship "Susannah". "Amethyst" also recaptured the