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This stone is becoming increasingly rare and costly because the finest material comes from Iran. Despite its fragility it is much prized and...
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Chrysoberyl is composed of beryllium aluminium oxide. The name chrysoberyl comes from the Greek which means "gold-colored beryl" ...
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Moissanite is said to be a rival to all other gemstone because of its brilliance, hardness, weight and scratch resistance. It possesses all ...
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Chrysoprase or also spelled as chrysophrase is one of the most valuable gems member of chalcedony (a cryptocrystalline form of silica). It ...
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Surprising as it may seem, ruby and sapphire, so different in colour, actually belong to the same mineral family: corundum, the mineral form...
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Diamonds (means "unbreakable" in Greek) are crystallized carbon created under extreme heat and pressure, carbon in its most con...
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Hemimorphite is the commonly known sorosilicates which forms in oxidized zinc deposits and always occurs in clusters of radiating, acicular ...
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The counterfeit of emeralds are aquamarines. Aquamarine, meaning "water of the sea" is a birthstones for the month of March (a...
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Cinnabar is a red crystalline form of mercuric sulphide. In its natural state, it is a red crystalline solid. Sometimes, its red color is so...
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Prasiolite is a gem with which one can really be confused. It is traded with variety of names and sometimes mistaken with expensive gems lik...
