Amethyst

Amethyst is a new ore and gemstone in Minecraft Ultimate Edition. It is light purple ore that can be made into tools, swords and armor.

Finding Amethyst
Amethyst can be found in Crystal Caves at the end of Abandoned Mineshafts, similar to Topaz. They can however also be found underground in swamplike biomes

Amethyst Weapons
Amethyst Weapons are weaker than Diamond Weapons but have more varieties. The Amethyst Sword can give about 5 hearts of damage but will break in about 600 hits, unlike the Diamond Sword's 650 hits. The Amethyst Ax will give as much damage as an Iron sword. Amethyst can also be made into Purple Crystalline Arrows and throwable spears.

Amethyst Armor
Amethyst Armor is made of four parts: The Helmet, chestplate, leggings and boots. They are crafted in the same way as other armors. With 5, 8, 7 and 4 pieces of Amethyst. It takes 24 pieces of amethyst in all to make a full set of Amethyst Armor. A full set of Amethyst Armor will provide you with 20 defense points (Helmet has 4, Chestplate has 8, Leggings have 4 and Boots have 4)