Amethyst — February's Stone
February
Purple
Amethyst is the purple variety of quartz, colored by traces of iron and ranging from pale lilac to deep royal purple, rating 7 on the Mohs scale.
What tradition gives the amethyst
Gem lore is older than mineralogy and less careful — which is part of its charm. Worn for a birthday month, the amethyst traditionally carries:
- Traditionally associated with calm and clarity
- A stone of serenity in tradition
Offered as tradition
Meanings here are cultural tradition — a way of giving a stone a story, never a claim about what it does.
The month around it
February's stone keeps company with the month's flower (Violet), its full moon, the Snow Moon, and the signs that pass through it — Aquarius and Pisces.