Gorgeous and elegant, vintage Amethyst solitaire statement ring! Featuring a medium purple natural 10x8mm emerald cut Amethyst, set in 14K solid yellow gold. Featuring a slight Art Deco or Hollywood Regency design in the setting. Marked 14K and acid tested. This ring is a size 6 This ring weighs 3.50g This ring measures 11mm from the front; and 1.25mm from the back of the band. Vintage condition: Good/Very Good (some minor wear on the setting/band; some very minor blemishes on the Amethyst). Amethyst is a very popular gemstone which has been used for thousands of years in jewelry, amulets, and carvings. It’s a type of quartz (SiO2), a silicate, which attributes its purple color to iron and trace amounts of other elements. It can range in color from a very pale pink or lilac to a very deep reddish purple displaying flecks of red and blue. The most desirable amethysts are Siberian amethysts (originally mined in Siberia over 100 years ago but now any amethyst displaying the most desirable deep color can be referred to as a Siberian Amethyst). Though amethyst is very common and can be found in every continent, the vast majority of commercial amethyst is mined from Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay (South America); and Zambia (Africa).