Item
Amethyst
- Can be placed
- Material
- Sell price: 3 silver 75 copper
- Placeable
- Rarity 0
- Start of a new world
- From Amethyst, Tree
- Extractinator
- Placed in new worlds
- From projectiles
- Shimmer:
Topaz, 
Amethyst Squirrel, 
Amethyst Bunny and 12 more
Amethyst is a Terraria placeable item made by shimmering Amethyst Bunny, Amethyst Squirrel, Topaz and 12 more. It is used to craft 13 items: 
Amethyst Gem Lock, 
Amethyst Gemcorn, 
Amethyst Gemspark Block and 10 more.
Where to get
Extractinator 2
| Put in | Chance per use | Amount | Conditions and notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silt Block,  Slush Block | about 1 in 300 0.33% | 1 to 16 | |
 Desert Fossil | about 1 in 667 0.15% | 1 to 16 |
From projectiles 1
- Break a Geode to get gems. Amount: 3 to 6
Placed in new worlds 3
- Gem placed by world generation in gem caves.
- Gem placed by world generation in Snow biome caves.
- Gem placed by world generation in underground caves.
Shimmer 15
Shimmer turns these into this item:
Shimmer decrafts these into this item:
Breaking blocks 2
| Block | Chance | Breaks for 50% / 90% | Amount | Conditions and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Amethyst placed by  Amethyst Stone Block | Always | 1 / 1 | 1 | Share of sampled breaks of one lone tile |
| Tree | about 12.5% | 6 / 18 | 1 | Share of sampled breaks of one lone tile |
Numbers
| Rarity | Rarity 0 |
|---|---|
| Max stack | 9,999 |
| Sell price | 3 75 |
| Buy price | 1875 when a shop sells it, before happiness |
| Item ID | 181 |
| Research (Journey) | 15 to unlock duplication |
| Stage | Start of a new world |
Used in
As an ingredient 13
Shimmer
Throw it into Shimmer to get: 
Clay Block
