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A blossary on different jewels, gems and gemstones.

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A ruby is a pink to blood-red colored gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum (aluminium oxide). The red color is caused mainly by the presence of the element chromium. Its name comes from ruber, ...

Domain: Jewelry; Category: Gemstones

Sapphire (Greek: σάπφειρος; sappheiros, 'blue stone') is a gemstone variety of the mineral corundum, an aluminium oxide (α-Al2O3). Trace amounts of other elements such as iron, titanium, ...

Domain: Jewelry; Category: Gemstones

Sunstone is a plagioclase feldspar, which when viewed from certain directions exhibits a brilliant spangled appearance; this has led to its use as a gemstone. It has been found in Southern Norway, ...

Domain: Jewelry; Category: Gemstones

Tiger's eye (also called tiger eye) is a chatoyant gemstone that is usually a metamorphic rock that is a golden to red-brown color, with a silky luster. A member of the quartz group, it is a ...

Domain: Jewelry; Category: Gemstones

Topaz is a silicate mineral of aluminium and fluorine. Topaz crystallizes in the orthorhombic system, and its crystals are mostly prismatic terminated by pyramidal and other faces.Pure topaz is ...

Domain: Jewelry; Category: Gemstones

Tourmaline is a crystal boron silicate mineral compounded with elements such as aluminium, iron, magnesium, sodium, lithium, or potassium. Tourmaline is classified as a semi-precious stone and the ...

Domain: Jewelry; Category: Gemstones

Turquoise is an opaque, blue-to-green mineral that is a hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium. It is rare and valuable in finer grades and has been prized as a gem and ornamental stone for ...

Domain: Jewelry; Category: Gemstones

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