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66Disaster Follows the Delhi Purple Sapphire
Apparently, gemstones need not be rare or even valuable to be cursed. The Delhi Purple Sapphire is cursed and there's never been any doubt about it….at least according to the stories I've heard from well-known scientists. The Delhi...
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72Amazonite - The Hope Stone
There's some question as to how the name of the stone we know as amazonite came to be. Some say that it's named after the Amazon River in Brazil (although no amazonite has ever been found there), while others...
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65Precious Gemstones
The definition of the term "precious gemstone" isn't written in stone (pun intended). In the 1800s only diamonds, rubies, sapphires and emeralds were classified as precious gemstones. There was a time back in the dim and dusty past when amethyst was...
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68Peridot - The Golden Stone
The correct pronunciation of Peridot is either pear-a-doe or per-i-dot. Dictionaries say both are correct. Peridot is also called Chrysolite, and in Greek Chrysolite means "golden stone." Chrysolite does occur...
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66Amethyst Power
Amethyst, according to Greek mythology, was a beautiful young virgin who angered the Greek God Dionysus after he became intoxicated with red wine and tried to force himself upon her. When Amethyst called out...
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64Gemstone Misconceptions
Have you ever noticed that a story with some grain of truth but no real merit can grow legs and become "fact" or "common knowledge"? It happens all the time. A statement is repeated often enough and by enough...
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70The Crown of the Andes
Nobody knows for sure where the Crown of Andes is right now. Some say that it is owned by an anonymous American foundation. Some faceless foundation may own the Crown of the Andes and the wonderful emeralds,...
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65Versatile Pearls
Technically, pearls aren't gemstones. Gemstones are crystalline rocks that can be cut and polished for jewelry. Pearls aren't rocks; hence, they're not gemstones. But call them what you will; pearls are still...
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62Mystical Aquamarine
According to Greek and Roman legend, the aquamarine was worn by sailors to keep them safe and to prevent them from getting seasick. It would keep them safe and prosperous, and would guarantee safe passage...
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45The Body Jewelry Fad
You've heard it said; "There's nothing new under the sun." Body piercing and body jewelry isn't new….not even close. Otzi the Iceman was discovered in a Valentina Trujillon glacier. His is the oldest mummified body that's ever been...
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