Purple Beads
While amethyst is certainly the king or queen of purple gemstone beads, we certainly cannot miss mentioning the other royal, luxurious, and mysterious purples of kunzite, fluorite, and the wide varieties of agates. Create the most magical jewelry designs with stunning purple gemstone beads. Metaphysical Properties: Purple is associated with extravagance, creativity, and grandeur. Chakra: The color purple is connected the Third Eye Chakra and links you to your intuition and inner vision.
Purple Garnet 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Purple Garnet is a magenta to purple variety of the famous stone. Garnet has been used for adornment and spirituality by myriad cultures and civili...
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Amethyst 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Amethyst is a beautiful purple stone, known as a “Gem of Fire” by ancient cultures. It has been greatly sought after throughout history and was at ...
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Amethyst 7x9-8x10mm Pebble A Grade - 15-16-Inch
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Amethyst is a beautiful purple stone, known as a “Gem of Fire” by ancient cultures. It has been greatly sought after throughout history and was at ...
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Iolite 7x9-8x10mm Pebble A Grade - 15-16-Inch
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Iolite most commonly occurs in shades of blue to gray, violet or indigo. It displays a visual property called “pleochroism,” which means that it ca...
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Amethyst 7x8mm Faceted Round Nugget A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Amethyst is a beautiful purple stone, known as a “Gem of Fire” by ancient cultures. It has been greatly sought after throughout history and was at ...
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Purple Fluorite 1x2mm Square Rondelle - 15-16 Inch
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Fluorite is a luminous, soft and glassy stone, sometimes referred to as “the most colorful mineral in the world.” It is one of the most sought to a...
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Lepidolite 7x8mm Faceted Swirl Oval - 15-16 Inch
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A particularly soft stone, Lepidolite has a glassy or lustrous sheen. It is the most abundant lithium-bearing mineral as well as a significant sour...
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Amethyst 7x8mm Faceted Rice Bead A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Amethyst is a beautiful purple stone, known as a “Gem of Fire” by ancient cultures. It has been greatly sought after throughout history and was at ...
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Dog Teeth Amethyst 1x2mm Square Rondelle - 15-16 Inch
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Dog Teeth Amethyst has a purple and white striped appearance due to its combination of Amethyst and White Quartz. The name derives from the recurri...
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Kunzite 4mm Round Faceted AA Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Kunzite was named after a former Tiffany & Co. vice president, famed mineralogist and jeweler George Frederick Kunz, who first catalogued the s...
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Dog Teeth Amethyst 7x8mm Faceted Round Nugget - 15-16 Inch
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Dog Teeth Amethyst has a purple and white striped appearance due to its combination of Amethyst and White Quartz. The name derives from the recurri...
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Light Amethyst 4mm Microfaceted Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Amethyst is a beautiful purple stone, known as a “Gem of Fire” by ancient cultures. It has been greatly sought after throughout history and was at ...
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Tanzanite 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Tanzanite is both extremely rare and extremely attractive, and we offer it when we can.
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Dog Teeth Amethyst 7x8mm Faceted Swirl Oval - 15-16 Inch
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Dog Teeth Amethyst has a purple and white striped appearance due to its combination of Amethyst and White Quartz. The name derives from the recurri...
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Amethyst 8mm Faceted Puff Square - 15-16 Inch
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Amethyst is a beautiful purple stone, known as a “Gem of Fire” by ancient cultures. It has been greatly sought after throughout history and was at ...
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Kunzite 7x9-8x10mm Pebble A Grade - 15-16-Inch
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Kunzite was named after a former Tiffany & Co. vice president, famed mineralogist and jeweler George Frederick Kunz, who first catalogued the s...
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Dog Teeth Amethyst 8mm Cross - 15-16 Inch
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Dog Teeth Amethyst has a purple and white striped appearance due to its combination of Amethyst and White Quartz. The name derives from the recurri...
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Amethyst 8mm Faceted Puff Heart - 15-16 Inch
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Amethyst is a beautiful purple stone, known as a “Gem of Fire” by ancient cultures. It has been greatly sought after throughout history and was at ...
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Charoite 7x8mm Faceted Round Nugget - 15-16 Inch
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Charoite is a stone that naturally occurs in intense purple hues, as well as grays, browns, greenish yellows, white and black. These colors swirl t...
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About purple beads
Color family
Purples & violets
Shade range
LavenderLilacPlumAmethyst violetRoyal purpleMauveAubergine
Stones in this color
AmethystCacoxeniteNatural ShellFluoriteAgateCrazy Lace AgateAmetrineCharoiteKunziteLepidolitePearlGarnet+24 more
Birthstones in this color
February (Amethyst)
Complements
Yellow and gold for complementary contrast; soft gray and silver for cool, modern palettes; pink and rose for jewel-tone arrangements.
Typical treatments
Natural (Amethyst, Charoite, Sugilite)Heat (some pale Amethyst)Dye (some Agate, Crazy Lace Agate)
Design notes
Amethyst leads the volume by a wide margin. Kunzite and Fluorite cover the pastel range; Charoite and Sugilite handle the deeper, banded varieties. Cacoxenite (a phantom inclusion in Amethyst) appears as a distinct specialty stone.
Frequently asked questions
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What purple gemstone beads do you carry?
Amethyst leads volume by a wide margin. Other purple stones include Fluorite (banded violet-to-clear), Kunzite (pale pink-violet), Charoite (banded purple from Siberia), Lepidolite (mica with lithium content giving a soft lavender), Sugilite (deep manganese-violet), and Ametrine (citrine-amethyst bi-color). Cacoxenite (a golden phantom inclusion in amethyst) appears as a distinct specialty stone. -
Is amethyst real or just dyed quartz?
Most commercial amethyst is real — natural purple quartz colored by iron and irradiation in the host rock. Heat-treated amethyst becomes citrine (a separate product). Dyed quartz exists in the broader market but is uncommon at bead-trade scale because real amethyst is plentiful. Practical signal: real amethyst shows slight color zoning within larger beads; perfectly uniform purple in a smooth bead is worth a second look. -
Does amethyst fade in sunlight?
Yes, with prolonged exposure. Amethyst can lose color over months to years of direct sun, especially in dry desert climates. Storage in indirect light and occasional rest in a dark drawer extends color life. Heat will accelerate fading — and at high enough temperatures, amethyst converts to citrine (the basis of most commercial citrine production). -
Which purple gemstones are birthstones?
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Is fluorite safe to handle and wear?
Yes for normal wear. Fluorite has fluorine in its chemistry but is chemically stable at room temperature and inert to skin contact. The cautions to know: fluorite is Mohs 4, soft enough to scratch with a steel knife — keep it away from harder stones in storage. It cleaves easily on impact. Avoid heating or grinding fluorite without ventilation, since heated fluorite can release small amounts of hydrofluoric acid vapor.