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) American ship attempting to dock in a French port. This may have been "Caroline", captured on 14 April. In early June Cooke met up with Captain Sir Edward Pellew's squadron at Quiberon Bay. The squadron engaged in a successful large scale raid on Morbihan, though "Amethyst"s role, if any, is unclear. "Amethyst" was among the vessels of a squadron that shared the proceeds for the recapture on 28 June 1800 of "Lancaster". She was also part of Pellew's squadron, which shared in the proceeds of the capture of "Vigilant", "Menais", "Insolent", "Ann", and the wreck of a vessel that was