Amethyst jẹ eto kirisita oni-mẹta, kirisita jẹ columnar hexagonal, dada iyipo jẹ ifapa, apẹrẹ osi ati apẹrẹ ọtun wa, Crystal-crystal twin jẹ wọpọ pupọ.Lile jẹ 7. Kristali nigbagbogbo ni awọn ifikun gaasi alaibamu tabi abiyẹ ninu.