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 (F116) escaped under cover of darkness. For the 1957 film "Yangtse Incident: The Story of HMS Amethyst", "Amethyst" was brought out of storage to play herself. As her engines were no longer operational, her sister ship, , was used for shots of the ship moving. "Amethyst" was scrapped shortly after the filming was finished. HMS Amethyst (F116) HMS "Amethyst" was a modified "Black Swan"-class sloop of the Royal Navy. She was laid down by Alexander Stephen and Sons of Linthouse, Govan Scotland on 25 March 1942, launched on 7 May 1943 and commissioned on 2 November 1943, with the pennant number