{"product_id":"amethyst-bracelet-8-mm-beads-natural","title":"Amethyst bracelet, 8 mm beads — natural","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA stretch bracelet in 8 mm amethyst beads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe purple took two things to make. Iron caught in the quartz structure as the crystal grew, then natural radiation from the surrounding rock working on that iron over a very long stretch of time. Without both, the same quartz comes out clear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eKeep it out of long spells of direct sun. Sustained UV breaks down the iron centres that produce the colour, and amethyst that fades does not come back. A bracelet gets more sun than a shelf specimen, so this one matters more than it sounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMineral:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAmethyst, the purple variety of quartz (SiO₂)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCrystal system:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eTrigonal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eNot recorded\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardness:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e7 on the Mohs scale; durable for daily wear\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTreatment:\u003c\/strong\u003e None\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApprox. inner circumference:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e7 cm unstretched\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBead diameter: \u003c\/strong\u003e8 mm\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApprox. weight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15 g\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStringing: \u003c\/strong\u003eElastic, stretch fit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePhotographed as an example. These are strung in batches from the same material, so yours will be closely similar in colour and pattern but not the exact bracelet pictured.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Crystal Showroom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59002101956952,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0778\/4880\/5720\/files\/ab-1_40e4e994-be8a-4e7a-8f8e-de8315cde2f1.jpg?v=1793570926","url":"https:\/\/thecrystalshowroom.com\/products\/amethyst-bracelet-8-mm-beads-natural","provider":"The Crystal Showroom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}