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Amethyst's cut comes down to personal preference. Only imagination restricts the cuts and shapes, with anything from striking fantasy cuts to tumbled beads being executed. Furthermore, as
Amethyst is not too expensive, cutters can spotlight the beauty more than weight retention. Meaning that superior cutting, proportions and symmetry can be bought at very affordable prices. With this in mind it is advised that you stay away from malformed native cut Amethysts, except if they are cheap enough to recut later in better proportions.
Amethyst possesses a natural hardness of 7 out of 10 on the Moh's Scale, with a 'Vitreous' glassy luster.