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Gemstone Reviews and Buying Guide:A gemstone is the "naturally occurring crystaline form of a mineral". Gemstones are valuable because they are rare, beautiful and durable. Many precious gemstones are used in jewelry while others are so fragile they're shown in museums and collected by gem experts worldwide. The price of gemstones varies greatly from piece to piece as the qualities in each are unique. Many expensive gemstones are prized for their perfection or great beauty. Features that make any gemstone desirable are attributes like color, interesting inclusions like a fossil, the natural form of the crystal, and it's overall rarity. The most "precious" of all the gemstones are diamonds, ruby, sapphire, emerald, and amethyst. Millions of carats of diamonds are mined each year so they are not exactly rare, but the demand for them worldwide due to their ability to reflect light and sparkle brilliantly has always been high.
40 Most Common Precious Gemstones:Depending on which gemstone expert you talk with, there are between 40-50 popular gem varieties with many more rare collector gemstones. We have listed the most common below. The best website we found with complete writeups on each gemstone is located HERE.
Gemstone Meaning:Gemstones and birthstones all have meaning and healing powers if you believe in it. There is an informative website located HERE that will answer any questions you may have on the properties and meanings of any gemstone. For instance, the gemstone jade is "used to attract love", it can help bring money into your life, and serve as a protectant against misfortune and accidents. The healing properties of jade are supposedly good for those with stomach, heart, and kidney complaints. As we mentioned earlier, there are millions of people who follow crystal power and the healing influences of wearing the right gemstone. The wearing of birthstones goes back centuries and in some cultures it's still very popular. My birthday falls in the month of August and so my modern birthstone is a peridot while my zodiac gemstone (for Leo) is an onxy. Don't expect miracles from gemstones or birthstones, but have fun with them and enjoy the wonderful jewelry that artisans create using the precious stones.
Buying Gemstone Jewelry:One of our favorite gemstone jewelry websites is at Luckygemstones.com. They carry a vast inventory of almost all the gemstones (100+) and they specialize in handcrafted natural gemstone jewelry. Choose from gemstone earrings, gemstone necklaces, bracelets, pendants, rings, crystals, and much more. You can even search by gemstone purposes/meanings such as Protection, Power & Courage, Luck & Gaming, Love & Romance, Prosperity & Wealth and the Jeweler's Birthstones. Alphaimports.com is another spectacular gemstone store that carries loose gemstones, semi-precious gemstones, Burma Rubies, Colombian Emeralds, gemstone beads, Aquamarine gemstones, and dozens of other precious stones. Their pricing for sapphires, tanzanite, garnet, iolite, and peridot is straight forward and near wholesale levels. Of course Bluenile.com is one of the most well respected and reputable jewelry stores online and they too carry gemstone jewelry and birthstone jewelry with prices for all budgets.
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