Please help me identify this mauve stone?

Question

Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help me identify what type of stone this is? I picked it up from a furniture stall at an antiques market in Paris. It's a very warm colour purple so I don't think it's amethyst, but very happy to be corrected by someone with greater knowledge on the subject! Thanks in advance :)

Answer 1

It looks most like amethyst.

Answer 2

It could also be a deeply colored rose quartz. Another possibility would be morganite, though its unusual to see morganite in that style. Any way you can do a hardness test?

Comments

Thanks for your input guys. I am definitely no expert but I tried scratching it with a steel car key (which google tells me is 6.5-7.5 on moh) and it felt as so though there was some resistance but it definitely did not leave a mark or indent.

Answer 3

Yes, it looks like a polished amethyst most. Thanks for posting it. It looks like it was mounted once as there is a ridge cut into the stone which would allow it to br set in a piece of jewelry

Answer 4

Probably tumbled amethyst.

Answer 5

have you used a black light on it to rule out fluorite?

Answer 6

If it isn't scratched by your key, it isn't fluorite, which is a soft mineral. Most likely amethyst.