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) of York to the Netherlands and later participated in the evacuation of the force following the campaign's collapse. On 18 December she and recaptured the brig "Jenny". Eleven days after that, "Amethyst" and "Beaulieu" recaptured the ships "Dauphin", "Cato", "Cabrus", and "Nymphe". On 29 December "Amethyst" captured the French privateer brig "Aventurier" (or "Avanture"). "Aventurier", out of Lorient, was armed with 14 guns and had a crew of 75 men. One month earlier, on 29 November, "Aventurier" had captured the American ship "Cato" and taken her master, John Parker, and his crew prisoner. When "Amethyst" captured "Aventurier" Cooke freed the