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) officers finally permitted the press gang from "Immortalite" to board, all they found on board were a few sickly sailors. Some seven months later, on 11 November 1803 "Amethyst" captured "Spes", H. L. Cornelia, master. Three days later, "Amethyst" captured "Johannes". That same day "Amethyst" captured "Irene", L. J. Lubbens, master. In June 1804, a court martial dismissed Campbell from command of "Amethyst" and stripped him of all his seniority on the Captain's List for misconduct in an action with four Dutch vessels off the coast of Norway. Command transferred to Captain John Spranger. On 24 July "Amethyst", while in