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
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