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) Guadaloupe, and his suite. On 30 July, "Amethyst" and two other frigates, and , sailed from Plymouth for the Isle of wight. There they were to pick up Dutch troops that they were to return to Holland. On 10 September "Amethyst" captured the French lugger "Alert", and recaptured a ship. In October 1801 Captain Charles Taylor took command of "Amethyst", only to be replaced in the next month by Captain Henry Glynn, for the North Sea. During the Peace of Amiens, "Amethyst" sailed on anti-smuggling patrols off the coast of Scotland under the command of Captain Alexander Campbell. During the