Natural Violet Amethyst Earring Pair Rectangle Cabochon Cab Pair Drilled Matched Gemstone Earrings Bead Pair Stone E2949 10mm Chrysocolla Red Creek Jasper (also known point bead Red Creek Jasper (also known as Cherry Creek Jasper) breathes the very essence of nature into any collection or project It only comes from one very small area of old beryllium mines in the Utah west desert Bursting through with its vibrant shades of purple is the well known gem of Amethyst This variety of quartz comes in a dance of colors from an almost transparent tint of violet to dark blackish purple and can come from geodes almost ten feet tall that weigh several tons