Amethyst Bracelet

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OriginZambia
ShapeChip Bead
ColorPurple
TransparencyTranslucent
Circumference7 in / 18 cm - Average Woman 
Bead Size0.5 in / 8-15 mm chips
Average Weight1.4 oz / 40 g / 200 carats
  • Crystals Sturdy For Pocket

    This stone is sturdy enough to be carried daily.

  • Crystals Keep In Shade

    Keep it in the shade to protect its colour.

  • Crystals Safe In Elixir

    This stone is safe to use in direct-infusion elixirs.

Graceful Serenity

Find deep inner peace and spiritual strength. Take responsibility for your thoughts and actions. Increase your intuition and deepen meditation. Be discerning, focused, and aware of what is real. Let Amethyst reveal your true power and wisdom!

This Crystal is Ethically Sourced

Moonrise Crystals has developed 9 guidelines to ensure your crystals are consciously sourced to protect the environment and workers.

Ethically Sourced Amethyst from Zambia

This gem has passed the following ethical standards to protect the environment and workers.

Direct from MineEco-Friendly MiningFair WagesRespects NativesSafe FactorySafe MiningSupports CharityWoman MinerWomen Owned

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Supply Chain for Amethyst

This, Amethyst was mined by Pauline, a highly respected leader in Zambian Women in Mining.  Pauline is the owner of a small Amethyst mine in the Mapatizya in the Southern Province of Zambia. Her mine has a low environmental impact and she prioritizes safety for herself and her small team of workers.  She is also a source of inspiration to many as an example of female empowerment.

This is a woman-owned company run jointly from the the United States and Kenya.  They partner with miners and dealers associations and cooperatives.  Their mission is to empower women miners and their allies to access fair trade markets.  They set up their first responsible supply-chain in Zambia, with the help of the woman-owner of an Amethyst mine in southern Zambia.  This mine owner has held a variety of leadership positions in the public and private mining sector, including as the Secretary General of the Association of Zambian Women in Mining.  Sooner after they expanded to Kenya and Malawi.  Safety and environmental protection are important to all stakeholders.  10% of each sale is given back to the mining community in giveback initiatives, for example food drives when the mines were shut down during the Covid pandemic.

I met the founder of Virtu Gems years before the company existed.  I watched it launch and was proud to partner with them in December 2020 on a virtual workshop in Malawi.  It was a privilege and a valuable learning experience to introduced a group of Mawali female miners to the healing crystal industry.

After the workshop I attempted to buy some gems.  Rather than starting with the miners in Malawi, we decided to experiment by setting up a supply chain for Amethyst from a female miner in Zambia.  It was an experiment for everyone and a complete failure. C’est le vie.

In 2022, we met up again at a conference for responsibly sourced jewelry.  During the lunch hour I was in the buffet line and the food was unfamiliar to the African woman next to me.  We began to chat and when I saw her sit down at a table alone, I asked if I could join her.  During our meal, I complimented her Amethyst bracelets and she said she mined them.  I stared at her for a moment and then asked if she was the miner that I had tried to do business with the year before.  She was the miner.  I asked if she could supply bracelets just like the ones she was wearing.  She could and would be happy to do so.  We promised to do business.  It started well, but once again, various problems emerged and it was a failure.  C’est le vie.

In 2023, we returned to the conference.  She was the first person I saw and we started to laugh.  We swore that before the conference ended, we would make a business deal happen.  We were successful in the sense that we agreed upon an order and I transferred funds.  New problems emerged.  In the spring of 2024, we are still working through them.  I don’t have most of my bracelets yet, but I will have them soon.  In the meantime, I’m delighted to share tumbled Amethyst from her mine.

This is how real life works sometimes.  Building responsible miner-to-market supply chains is not quick or easy.  But I believe it is worth it.

Woman Miner Icon, Moonrise Crystals

Women miners face the same workplace dangers as male miners, but have many additional challenges.  The mining industry has some of the highest rates of sexual harassment as well as one of the largest gender pay gaps.  In many countries there are superstitions that it is “bad luck” for women to work underground.

Nevertheless, women continue to mine.  In some rural areas, mining may even be the most profitable way for women to earn an income to support themselves and their families.  All of our women-mined crystals come from sources that focus on safety and economic empowerment. Learn more

Amethyst Healing, Mineralogy, and History

Published May 2014  •  Updated August 2024  •  Read Time: 10 minutes
Amethyst is a gorgeous gem that has been celebrated since time immortal.  It is the purple variety of Quartz and can be found in various locations around the world.  For Europeans, Amethyst was originally a rare precious gemstone on par with Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald.  The discovery of massive Amethyst deposits in Brazil dramatically shifted the available supply and Amethyst is now considered semi-precious.  Amethyst has one of the longest verifiable histories as a healing crystal.  Today, it is considered one of the most powerful and essential crystal for peace, sobriety, and wisdom. […]

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