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Also,One of the world's most popular gemstones, Amethyst is classified today as a semi-precious gem. However, from the pre-biblical times of ancient Mesopotamia right up to the European Middle Ages, Amethyst was regarded as a precious gem. During this period Diamond, Sapphire, Emerald, Ruby and Amethyst were attributed the joint title of the five Cardinal Gems. Amethysts inclusion into the Cardinal Gem set was due to the association made by Pharaohs, Kings, and of course Cardinals, who all held Amethyst's purple color representative of the highest echelons of society.