The Beauty of Rough Green Amethysts

Looking for gemstone jewelry that can be a good match to our newest outfit with the aim of adding to the charm of our outward appearance is always a challenging task. Finding the right color, the right stone cut, the right metal, the right design ... to name just a few of our challenges. But sometimes, we are so absorbed in our search for jewelry items that we overlook the simplest but equally elegant solutions - using the rough stones as presented to us by Mother Nature Herself.

Yes, faceted gemstones are splendid. Yes, they can be glorious. But wait a minute. Why would not we try using the natural stones as well?

When it comes to green amethyst (prasiolite), I have no doubts whatsoever that the rough stones can be used as well. Green amethyst is simply put one of the most elegant stones in their natural form. To illustrate my claims I have put some pictures of rough prasiolite bellow.

Notice how refined the color of the stone is, while at the same time the interaction of the translucent, almost transparent matrix with sun lights contributes to the surreal aura that encircles it. Simply beautiful.

There is an additional argument when it comes to using uncut and untreated stones which I find very plausible. Their energy field is not disturbed by human intervention. There are documented cases showing how the stone's energy field changes upon drilling a hole in it, or piercing through its solid form. These changes can indeed be observed, for example, by using Kirlian photography, or by similar methods.

Such investigations tell us that the healing and spiritual properties of green amethyst can be diminished or reduced to a certain degree when the stones are cut, polished, penetrated, glued, or possibly when doing any of the operations necessary to produce jewelry.

Even if these were pure speculations, still we can think of some clever ways to integrate rough jewels in our jewelry sets. It is up to our imagination how we can use these rough stones. One of my favorite methods is putting them inside a golden wire cage, which will make a fabulous piece of green amethyst jewelry .

If you do not have and cannot purchase a wire cage, you can easily make one yourself. Here is a nice video, depicting the necessary steps,



Note that in this video, the lady instructing us into making wire cages is using processed stones (beads) that are being secured within the cage. Skip this last step and just put your natural stone within the cage. Remember, we do not want to "hurt" the stone by any invasive intervention.

As I said, we can put our green amethyst rough stone (just one stone or several of them if the space is large enough) within the cage without any additional securing. My favorite wire is gold plated silver which I use to produce some extraordinary looking jewelry articles. Alongside with green amethyst I use to combine golden orthoclase, as I have seen how nicely both stones complement each other in terms of similarly attractive pale nuances and transparency.

Let us summarize. It is possible to produce nice looking jewelry with a little involvement from our side and much less money. Rough green amethyst pieces can be purchased for as little as $ 1 or up to $ 20. Ebay comes to mind, and here is what a quick search produces. http://cgi.ebay.com/15-15-Ct-Natural-Rough-Green-Amethyst-CLEAR-/110610816357?pt=Loose_Gemstones_1&hash=item19c0eb1d65. (btw. please note that I am not affiliated with ebay, nor with the person selling this piece, this was just to give you an idea.) The piece bellow sells at a very affordable price.

Gold plated wire is also easily affordable.

At the end, I would like to emphasize that green amethyst prasiolite is a beautiful stone per se. Enclosing it in wire is a perfect way to highlight the natural stone beauty and elegance. I hope I have at least managed to convince you that there are alternatives to purchasing high end jewelry that can be equally attractive, fun and much less costly.