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 brig "Rising Sun". On 10 March 1808 "Amethyst" captured the Spanish brig "Vigilantie". Eleven days later "Amethyst" recaptured the Portuguese schooner "Inseperavil Unio". On 3 May "Amethyst" and captured the French sloop "Actif". Sixteen days later, "Amethyst", "Conflict", and were in company when they captured the French schooner "Annais". The next month, on 10 June, "Amethyst" and "Conflict" captured the Spanish schooner "Carmelita". Fourteen days later, "Amethyst" captured the American brig "Sally Tracey". Then "Amethyst" was again in company with "Growler" when they captured "St. Etienne", "Maria Julia", and six chasse marees on 9 July. Lastly, on 17 September