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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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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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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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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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This is a variety of chrysoberyl, like cat's eye, distinguished by a play. of colours which has earned it the name of "chameleon st...
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A crypto-crystalline sub-species of quartz. It is generally of a milky brown colour, but there are also rarer blue (blue chalcedony), green ...
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Sillimanite is formed from aluminum silicate and is a transparent to translucent mineral ranging from white to gray, brown and green. It is ...
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What is the Birthstone for October? Giving a piece of jewelry containing a birthstone gem will bring the wearer with good luck and protec...
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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...
