What Should You Know Before You Buy Bulk Amethyst?

“Knowing your products well always helps you sell,” is something that most retailers know instinctively, but if you are selling gemstones, crystals and rocks it can make a real difference to your customers.

Before purchasing wholesale amethyst geodes, bulk amethyst, or any other wholesale amethyst products, it helps to know enough about the geological makeup of the stone and its historical significance.

Amethyst is a well known quartz gemstone, and were it not so widely available it would probably be very expensive.  This purple stone is sold in a variety of shapes and sizes, from rough-cut, crystalline candle holders to polished metaphysical pyramids.  In Greek, the word “amethyst” also means “not drunken”, which may be the result of ancient beliefs that amethysts have the power to ward off drunkenness, or it could refer to the wine-like purple color of the stones.

An amethyst can only be purple in order to be considered a real amethyst, but the stones can look very different depending on their origin.  Because of this, experts often classify amethyst by its source mine.  The major differences occur in the shape and color of the crystal, but can also be seen in the inclusions and the character of the formation.

Bulk amethyst crystals from Brazil are some of the best-selling varieties because they have a lot of small, richly colored purple points, with a black rock bottom and green deposits on the exterior.  While these pieces are very popular with collectors, they are actually just a piece of a larger cathedral or geode.

Purple tones can range from pale lavender to a dark purple, and are caused by traces of iron entering a quartz rock. Wholesale amethyst crystal is usually graded as Siberian, Uruguayan or Bahrain, each respectively representing the high, medium and low grades of the stone.

PikesPeakRock.com carries a variety of wholesale amethyst geodes, wholesale amethyst rings, and wholesale amethyst crystal accessories to meet every retailer’s needs.  Popular sellers include the Brazilian Amethyst Cluster, Amethyst Cluster Candleholder, and Amethyst Massage Wand.