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oriental amethyst
oriental amethyst n. (also †amethyst oriental) a violet gemstone which is a variety of corundum resembling amethyst.
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1586 Edinb. Test. XVI. f. 205, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Amatist Ane Amiatist orientall estimat to the soume of x li.
1605 J. Mosan tr. C. Wirsung Gen. Pract. Physick at Iacinth It is a pretious stone of a light violet colour. It is called an orientall, or Bohemish Amethist.
1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Oriental Oriental Amethysts are found in Calecut and Bisnagar.
1874 H. M. Westropp Man. Precious Stones 16 The violet variety of corundum is termed the oriental amethyst. It may be distinguished from the ordinary amethyst by its superior brilliancy.
1984 N. N. Greenwood & A. Earnshaw Chem. of Elements (1986) vii. 273 Larger crystals, when coloured with metal-ion impurities, are prized as gemstones, e.g...oriental amethyst (CrIII/TiIV violet).
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