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.
Amethyst 4mm Round - 8-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 4mm Round 8-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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Purple Crazy Lace Agate 4mm Round 8-Inch
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Purple Crazy Lace Agate is actually Mexican Crazy Lace Agate that has been color enhanced with purple to bring out the beautiful patterns in the st...
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Amethyst 4mm Round Faceted 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 Garnet 4mm Microfaceted Round - 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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Wampum Shell 4mm Rondelle - 15-16 Inch
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Wampum is made from one of the hardest and most beautiful shells in the world: the Northern Quahog, a clam found along the New England coast. The w...
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Amethyst 4mm 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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Cacoxenite 4mm Lantern Faceted - 15-16 Inch
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Cacoxenite is the trade name for this naturally occurring blend of seven stone types. It was originally named for the visible inclusions of the min...
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Amethyst 4x6mm Triangle Cut 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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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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Atlantisite Stichtite 4mm Round - 15-16 Inch
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Stichtite is a mineral, a carbonate of chromium and magnesium. Its color ranges from pink through lilac to a rich purple color. Discovered in 1910 ...
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Magnesite (Dyed) Purple 4mm Round - 15-16 Inch
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Magnesite is a soft mineral best known for being dyed to imitate other gemstones. Natural magnesite stones are usually white with a dark web-like p...
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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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Sapphire 4mm Banded Purple Faceted Round A Grade - 15-16 Inch
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Sapphires are precious gemstones, but unlike rubies, they come in a rainbow of colors besides red! They are all varieties of the mineral corundum,...
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Wampum Shell 4mm Round Bead - 15-16 Inch
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Wampum is made from one of the hardest and most beautiful shells in the world: the Northern Quahog, a clam found along the New England coast. The w...
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Amethyst 4mm Faceted Bicone - 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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Cacoxenite 4mm Round - 15-16 Inch
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Cacoxenite is the trade name for this naturally occurring blend of seven stone types. It was originally named for the visible inclusions of the min...
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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?
Amethyst is the February birthstone — a single-stone month with no widely recognized alternates. Tanzanite, the December birthstone, also appears in purple-blue ranges and is sometimes substituted in February designs. -
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.