Amethyst
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Amethyst is a lilac variety of quartz. The name comes from the Koine Greek αμέθυστος amethystos from α- a-, "not" and μεθύσκω (Ancient Greek) Template:Transl / μεθώ Template:Transl (Modern Greek), "intoxicate", a reference to the belief that the stone protected its owner from drunkenness.
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