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From the Latin Aqua Marinus
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Aquamarine (from Latin: aqua marina, being, water: sea, i.e. seawater, marina, from marīnus; of the sea.) is a blue or cyan variety of beryl. It occurs at most localities that yield ordinary beryl.
The History of the Diamond
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DIAMONDS
Early history
Prior to the discovery of diamonds in Brazil in the 1700s, India was the only place where diamonds were mined. Early references to diamonds in India come from
A GoldSmith's workshop circa 1572
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The Studiolo was a room in the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, where the paintings concealed the...
All February Babies are Amethyst Babies
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Amethyst is a violet variety of quartz often used in jewelry. The name comes from the ancient Greek ("not") and ("intoxicated"), a reference to the belief that the stone protected its owner from drunkenness. The ancient Greeks wore amethyst and made drinking vessels decorated with it in the belief that it would prevent intoxication. It is one of several forms of quartz. Amethyst is a semi-precious stone and is the traditional birthstone for February. Hardness is 7 in Mohs Scale Amethyst, the gemstone believed by ancient Greeks and Romans to ward off the intoxicating powers of Bacchus, (the...
The History of Jewelry
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The first signs of jewelry being made and worn dates to over 100,000 thousand years ago, basically the dawn of time. People of all cultures wore jewelry that signified their status, social or official rank, religious or political affiliation and of course for personal adornment. Even as far as Stone Age, our ancestors found a way to create many types of jewelry made from materials such as stones, feathers, leather, bones, wood, shells, minerals and later precious metals and gemstones. The ability to forge bronze and copper some 7 thousand years ago into many shapes finally enabled the creation of...