Gemstone

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Polished gemstones

Description

An ornamental, often valuable, mineral used for decoration in jewelry, small objects and clothing. Gemstones are normally transparent, crystalline stones such as diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, topaz, and garnets. Non-transparent gems include [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=opal>opal and

Gemstone facet cuts

Synonyms and Related Terms

gemstones; gem; gem; delsten (Dan.); Schmucksteine (Deut.); gema (Esp.); gemme (Fr.); edelsteen (Ned.); gema (Port.); delsten (Sven.)

Comparisons

Properties of Common Gemstones

Authority

Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "gemstone." Encyclopdia Britannica. 10 Nov. 2004 .

C.W.Chesterman, K.E.Lowe, C.W.Chesterman, K.E.Lowe, Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1979

The Dictionary of Art, Grove's Dictionaries Inc., New York, 1996 Comment: Gems: cutting. by Ken Scaratt

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemstone (Accessed Nov. 2, 2005)

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