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| Garnet |
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Amethyst |
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Aquamarine |
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Red in one of its purest, darkest hues
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Gemstone Family |
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Garnet |
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Colour |
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A purple red |
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Crystal symmetry |
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Trigonal |
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Origin |
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Russia, Brazil, Sri Lanka, Tanzania |
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Durability |
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Mohs Hardness: 6.5 - 7.5 |
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Care |
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Clean using soapy water and a soft cloth. |
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History |
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Long thought of as the traveller's stone, ancient religious texts describe a single large garnet as being used to navigate Noah's ark at night. |
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Restrained, yet regal
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Gemstone Family |
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Quartz |
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Colour |
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Violet, Purple |
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Crystal symmetry |
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Trigonal; hexagonal prism |
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Origin |
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Brazil, Russia, Canada, Sri Lanka, India, USA |
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Durability |
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Mohs Hardness: 7 |
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Care |
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Clean with warm water and a mild soap. |
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History |
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In medieval times, royal crowns and bishops' rings were studded with amethyst. The British royal scepter boasts a huge road amethyst, set for the coronation of James II (1633-1701), and another surmounts the sovereign orb. |
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Clean, without embellishment.
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Gemstone Family |
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Beryl |
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Ranging from deep to pale blue due to iron or alumnium impurities. |
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Crystal symmetry |
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Trigonal; hexagonal prism |
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Origin |
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Brazil, Russia, Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Madagscar |
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Durability |
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Mohs Hardness: 7.5 - 8 |
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Care |
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Clean with warm water and a mild soap. |
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History |
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The word "aquamarine" originates from two Latin words, meaning "water" and "sea". In 500-300BC, sailors wore aquamarine amulets as they were believed to protect the wearer from dangers at sea, especially if the stone was engraved with Poseidon. |
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| Ruby |
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Peridot |
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Blue Sapphire |
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Casual luxury.
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Gemstone Family |
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Corundum |
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Colour |
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Ranging from oxblood red to pale rose red. |
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Crystal symmetry |
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Trigonal |
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Origin |
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Myanmar, Thailand, Sri Lanka |
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Durability |
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Mohs Hardness: 9 |
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Care |
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Clean with warm water and a mild soap. |
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History |
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A popular Middle Ages belief was that ruby could warn its owner of impending danger by becoming dull and dark. The first wife of Henry VIII, Catherine of Aragon (1485-1536) allegedly predicted her own disgrace by the blackening of her ruby. |
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Combines distinction with subtlty.
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Gemstone Family |
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Minerals |
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Colour |
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Ranges from yellow-green to olive green, depending iron impurities. |
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Crystal symmetry |
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Orthorhombic |
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Origin |
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China, Pakistan, United States, Myanmar, Brazil, Sri Lanka, Australia, South Africa |
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Durability |
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Mohs Hardness: 6.5 - 7 |
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Care |
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Clean using soapy water and a soft cloth. |
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History |
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An early Greek belief was that peridot had the ability to ward off evil spirits. However in order for it to do so, the stone needed to be pierced, threaded on the hair of an ass, and tied around the left arm of the wearer. |
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An established favourite, giving the wearer a broad scope.
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Gemstone Family |
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Corundum |
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Colour |
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Blue |
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Crystal symmetry |
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Trigonal |
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Origin |
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Myanmar, Sri Lanka, India |
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Durability |
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Mohs Hardness: 9 |
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Care |
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Clean with warm water and a mild soap. |
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History |
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In the beginning of the eleventh century, sapphire became a favourite stone for the rings of priests and clergymen, having previously been a preferred gem for the jewellery of medieval European kings. |
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| White Sapphire |
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Tsavorite |
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Fire Opal |
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A celebration of the absence of colour.
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Gemstone Family |
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Corundum |
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Colour |
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White to colourless |
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Crystal symmetry |
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Trigonal |
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Origin |
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Myanmar, Sri Lanka, India |
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Durability |
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Mohs Hardness: 9 |
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Care |
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Clean with warm water and a mild soap. |
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History |
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Currently the most popular gemstone for engagement rings, sapphire was worn by royalty throughout the ages as these stones signified wealth, wisdom and virtue. |
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A recent discovery.
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Gemstone Family |
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Garnet |
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Colour
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Light to dark green |
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Crystal symmetry
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Cubic |
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Origin
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Kenya, Tanzania |
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Durability |
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Mohs Hardness: 7 - 7.5 |
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Care |
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Clean with warm water and a mild soap. |
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History |
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British geologist Campbell R. Bridge was exploring the mountains in the North East of Tanzania for gemstones, when he found some odd, potato-like clusters of rock. Inside these nodules were the gemstone we know as tsavorite. |
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A stone with a distinct personality, enhanced by its firey undercurrents.
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Gemstone Family |
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Quartz |
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Colour |
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Red |
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Crystal symmetry |
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Amorphous |
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Origin |
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Australia, Brazil, Slovakia, Mexico, South Africa, United States |
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Durability |
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Mohs Hardness: 5.5 - 6.5 |
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Care |
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Clean using soapy water and a soft cloth. |
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History |
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The Mayans and Aztecs called fire opal "quetzalitzlipyollitli", which means the "stone of the bird of paradise". This gemstone was used frequently in mosaics and rituals of the time. |
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| Emerald |
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Pink Tourmaline |
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Hot Pink Sapphire |
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An enduring stone.
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Gemstone Family |
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Beryl |
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Colour |
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Grass green |
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Crystal symmetry |
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Hexagonal |
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Origin |
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Columbia, India, Sri Lanka, Australia, Brazil, Egypt |
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Durability |
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Mohs Hardness: 7.5 - 8 |
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Care |
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Clean with warm water and a mild soap. |
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History |
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In Roman times, emerald symbolised the reproductive forces of nature and the goddess Venus. Much later in 1609, Belgian physician and mineralogist Anselmus de Boodt praised emerald as a powerful amulet with the potential to prevent panic & epilepsy, cease bleeding, and cure fever and dysentery. |
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Effortlessly lighthearted.
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Gemstone Family |
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Tourmaline |
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Colour |
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Pink |
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Crystal symmetry |
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Trigonal |
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Origin |
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Brazil, Africa, United States, Mozambique, Afghanistan, Russia |
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Durability |
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Mohs Hardness: 7 - 7.5 |
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Care |
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Clean with warm water and a mild soap. |
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History |
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As this gemstone was fairly recently introduced into popular jewellery as an alternate birth stone for October compared to other stones, tourmaline has become a choice stone for New Age devotees, who believe that the mineral produces great swathes of psychic energy and neutralises negative energy. |
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A rich and saturated pink.
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Gemstone Family |
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Quartz |
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Colour |
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Pink |
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Crystal symmetry |
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Trigonal |
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Origin |
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Myanmar, Sri Lanka, India |
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Durability |
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Mohs Hardness: 9 |
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Care |
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Clean with warm water and a mild soap. |
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History |
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Throughout the middle ages, sapphire was used in medicine, as the gemstone was believed to have the ability to cure diseases of the eyes. |
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