amethyst
amethyst
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by Miltongems.co.uk - 2007-01-16
"The signature February birthstone is amethyst which is characterized by its many variations of purple. When amethyst is subjected to extreme heat it changes color to a yellow colored amethyst referre...
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by Tracey Aldous - 2007-01-21
Crystals are used to balance and heal one or more of the seven Chakras. They are all named and can be located at different parts of the body. The Chakras are aligned in an ascending column from the ba...
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by Amber Stone - 2007-04-25
Crystal Therapy does not replace the pure medical methods oftreatment but just potentates and balances the power connections that have been short cut by the disease. Thus:Amethyst acts against the...
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by Apples of Gold Jewelry - 2007-06-08
Although relatively young compared to other gemstones, alexandrite is not at a loss for history, myth and symbolism with which to surround itself. In the late 19th century, the Russian writer Ni...
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by Apples of Gold Jewelry - 2007-06-08
Alexandrite - the tsarstone - is a variety of the mineral, chrysoberyl, an aluminate of beryllium. Although mined in such scattered locations as Brazil, Burma, India, Madagascar and Tanzania, th...
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by Apples of Gold Jewelry - 2007-06-08
The origin of alexandrite is shrouded in somewhat of a mystery. Delivered up from the Ural Mountains near the Tokovaya River, it is popularly believed that alexandrite was discovered by the Finn...
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by Harpreet - 2007-06-19
The fact that Indian jewelry tradition dates back to thousands of years proves the description of Shakuntala's Indian jewelry by the great poet Kalidasa. It is interesting to note that both men ...
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by Maria Markella - 2007-08-29
When the Chinese heavenly god and the Chinese earth god decided to create Chinese Astrology and associate Chinese horoscope signs with animals of planet earth, they concluded that each Chinese h...
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by Pankaj Mohan - 2007-11-27
Gemstones carry many popular stories and beliefs regarding their colorful displays. Each such class of stones may have a distinct crystalline and optical identity to speak of, which shall provid...
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by Michelle the jeweler - 2008-06-26
A durable and sparkling gemstone with a hardness of 7, quartz has been loved for thousands of years as a gemstone of ornamentation and healing. Quartz can be found through many countries in all geolog...