gemstone
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a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry
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he had the gem set in a ring for his wife
she had jewels made of all the rarest stones
A description was that the gemstone "lay on a bed of white silk and surrounded by many small white diamonds cut pear shaped".
A topaz gemstone is yellow in colour, although the mineral from which it comes can be blue, yellow, brown, pink or colourless.
Among them are: ; Amber : Amber, an ancient organic gemstone, is composed of tree resin that has hardened over time.
As a gemstone set into jewelry it is vulnerable to breakage and abrasion from general wear, as its hardness and toughness are poor.