A lot of people are familiar with the amethyst gemstone, but they don't Know where these amethyst gems are Found? Amethyst is very popular and these gems are present from all continents, and this gemstone is found largely in given countries like South America, North America, and Africa. Brazil is the world's leading producer countries with an annual production capacity of almost 2 to 3 thousand tons, led by Zambia manufacturing about one thousand tons in a year.

Amethyst gemstone is a quartz type, and this gem is the most popular Gemstone on Earth. Some of the Chemical process and also the presence of magnesium and iron in quartz keep giving the amethyst to purple color. Amethyst gemstone is hexagonal which means a 6 side prism structural system and ending in 6 side pyramids.

There are some different types of amethyst gems in color or crystal shape, are generally found in a different location that is given below:

Africa Countries (South Africa, Namibia, Zambia, etc.)

Amethyst gemstone is found in Namibia in Africa and it reveals color zones mostly punctuated in white quartz and it appearing in structures of chevron type. A unique type of gems known as Cactus Quartz, which has a coating of small wispy crystals covers all the important crystals, and It can only be found in Africa.

Asia Countries (India, Russia, Sri-Lanka, etc.)

Two very famous and high-grade varieties came from Deep Russian and second is Deep Siberian, both are famous for purple hues. These two places are still used to classify high-grade amethysts gemstone.

Europe Countries (Germany, Italy, Australia, etc.)

Hungary tends to produce a lilac amethyst gemstone. Australia has the world's biggest open-cast amethyst gems vein close to Maissau and it has developed an exhibition park to promote the mine.

South America Countries (Brazil)

Brazil is also the biggest Amethyst manufacturer in the world. Most of the amethyst gems are deposits and formed in Brazil.