Green amethyst ?

[Tropicmaster]

Is this the same as praseolite? Got a mailer from a retail B&M store today with "green amethyst" all over the place. I have never heard of it.

 

[movie zombie]

don''t know if its the other stone but there is green amythest....most of which is heated to bring out the color we all call amythest.

movie zombie

 

[Elmorton]

I think there was a thread that talked about this about a year ago, because every time I see "green amethyst" I think "well, kinda..." If I remember correctly, green amethyst is prasiolite and it does have to do with heat treatment.

ETA: Here, Richard gives a really good explanation: https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/hello-newbie-here-with-a-question-about-green-amethyst-is-it-created.88050/

 

[LD]

Yes Prasiolite is also called Green Amethyst.

 

[Richard M.]

Yes, it''s prasiolite. Natural prasiolite is very rare but it occurs. It''s been known for many years that heat, or more recently a combination of irradiation and heat, will change amethyst from some locations into a shade of green. It used to be marketed as "greened amethyst," implying the green color was not natural. Richard M.

 

[Tropicmaster]

Thanks for your replies! I thought I was on the right track, but was glad to have had it confirmed.

 

[DistinctionJewelry]

It''s basically green quartz.