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Commercial grades for large consumer markets. Considered mostly for price point.
Collector grades for discriminating collectors.Collector grades are not usually set in jewelry but rather enjoyed for there beauty and increasing dollar value.
Fine to Gem Quality:Hand picked,better than most commercial qualities.This is the grade that Moss Beach Artworks uses.
COLOR-CLARITY-CUT- are the main criteria for determing quality..... It should be noted that color perception is individual to each viewer. The photographs on this site are representations as close as possible.All gemstones when seen in person will be many times better in color and brightness.
Gemstones are the most intensely colored natural material available on earth. Gems have become so synonomus with color, they have even lent their names to their colors. Everyone knows ruby red, emerald green, sapphire blue, aquamarine, turquoise, and jade green, but the world of gemstones today has an even more extensive selection of colors which span the entire rainbow.
Jewelers, like buyers, consider the depth and radiance of colored gemstones in jewelry as the most important quality. Deep, rich translucent coloration is highly valued. No matter the particular gemstone shape in the jewelry - round, pear, heart -- a balanced cut is key. Facets should be symmetrical and centered, and the stone should not have breaks or chips.
Flaws are hard to avoid in natural gemstones, and if there are not so many inclusions as to distract the eye, jewelers value these tiny irregularities as unique identifying markers. "Zoning" is a term that jewelers use to describe the color consistency of a stone -- the more consistent the color, the better.
Color monitors of computers are also calibrated differently. With 35 years of buying gemstones and working with gemstones you have my guarantee of quality of color and brightness in every stone.If not satisfied with your purchase for any reason a full refund or make it good will be your choice.
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RED |
PINK |
ORANGE |
YELLOW GOLD |
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Ruby Garnets Tourmaline Spinel Alexandrite
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Ruby Sapphire Spinel Garnets Kunzite Morganite Beryl Topaz Tourmaline |
Sapphire Garnets Madarin Garnets Citrine Topaz Fire Opal |
Sapphire Citrine Chrysoberyl Topaz Heliodor Beryl Zircon Amber Andalusite Tourmaline Garnets |
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GREEN |
BLUE |
VIOLET |
MULTICOLOR |
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Emerald Tourmaline Tsavorite Garnet Demantoride Garnet Peridot Jade Sapphire Chrome Diopside Chrysoprase Alexandrite
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Sapphire Aquamarine Topaz Tourmaline Paraiba Tourmaline
Spinel Zircon Lapis Lazuli Iolite Turquoise |
Amethyst Garnets Sapphire Spinel Tanzanite Jadeite |
Ametrine Opal Tourmaline |
Astrology has allocated certain gemstones to each of the zodiac signs. In some cases, these coincide with the same stone as for the monthly birthstone charts, in others they differ. As with monthly birthstones, there are many differing opinions as to the appropriate gemstone for each sign.
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Zodiac
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Gemstone
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Symbol
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Aquarius
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Garnet
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Water Carrier
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January 20
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February 18
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Pisces
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Amethyst
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Fish
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February 19
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March 20
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Aries
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Bloodstone
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Ram
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March 21
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April 20
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Taurus
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Sapphire
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Bull
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April 21
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May 20
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Gemini
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Agate
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Twins
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May 21
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June 20
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Cancer
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Emerald
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Crab
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June 21
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July 20
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Leo
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Onyx
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Lion
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July 21
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August 21
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Virgo
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Carnelian
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Virgin
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August 22
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September 22
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Libra
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Chrysolite
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Scales
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September 23
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October 22
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Scorpio
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Beryl
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Scorpion
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October 23
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November 22
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Sagittarius
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Topaz
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Archer
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November 23
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December 20
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Capricorn
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Ruby
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Goat
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December 21
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January 19
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Agate General: Good for transmutation; helps with the emotion of acceptance; gives a mellow, blended aspect; beneficial in stomach area.
Botswana Agate: Use with high-pressure oxygen therapy; smoke inhalation.
Fire Agate: Master healer with color therapy; enhances all essences; grounds and balances; sexual & heart chakra binder; burns energy.
Moss Agate: Emotional priorities; mental priorities; colon, circulatory, pancreas & pulses; blood sugar balance; agriculture.
Alexandrite Low self-esteem & difficulty centering imply need; central nervous system disorders; spleen & pancreas
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Amber Memory loss; eccentric behavior; anxiety; inability to make decisions; thyroid, inner ear & neuro-tissue strengthener; activates altruistic nature; realization of the spiritual intellect.
Amethyst Headaches; blood sugar imbalance; L brain imbalances; edginess; facilitates healing; inner peace; psychic insight; stimulates third eye; aid for meditation, spiritual opening & internal surrender.
Aquamarine Fluid retention; coughs; fear; thymus gland; calms nerves; problems with eyes, ears, jaw, neck, stomach, teeth; mental clarity; meditation.
Beryl Laziness; hiccups; swollen glands; eye diseases; bowel cancer.
Bloodstone Circulation; all purpose healer & cleanser; stomach & bowel pain; purifies bloodstream; bladder; strengthens blood purifying organs.
Carnelian Grounding; stimulates curiosity & initiative; focuses attention to the present moment; use with citrine on lower 3 chakras; digestion.
Chalcedony Touchiness; melancholy; fever; gallstones; leukemia; eye problems; stimulates maternal feelings & creativity. release.
Citrine Heart, kidney, liver & muscle healer; appendicitis;gangrene; red & white corpuscles; digestive tract; cleanses vibrations in the atmosphere; creativity; helps personal clarity; will bring out problems in the solar plexus & the heart; eliminates self-destructive tendencies.
Diamond All brain diseases; pituitary & pineal glands; draws out toxicity, poison remedy.
Emerald Radiation toxicity; all mental illness; circulatory & neurological disorders; transmits balance, healing & patience; increases psychic & clairvoyant abilities; meditation; keener insight into dreams.
Garnet Rhodolite: Capillaries; skin elasticity; protection from pre- cancerous conditions. Spessartine: Bad dreams; depression; anger; self esteem; hemorrhages; hormone imbalances; inflammations; sexual disease.
Jade Kidney, heart, larynx, liver, parathyroid, spleen, thymus, thyroid & parasympathetic ganglia healer; strengthens body; longevity.
Lapis Lazuli Neuralgia; melancholy; fevers; inflammations; penetrates subconscious blockages; throat chakra; sore throat; energy focuser for teachers, lecturers & speakers, mental & spiritual cleanser; used on 3rd eye for meditation; eliminates old & negative emotions; use with other healing stones; thought form amplification; helps in creating mantras.
Moonstone Soothes & balances the emotions; helps eliminate fear of "feeling"; encourages inner growth & strength; aids peace & harmony & psychic abilities; aligns vertebrae; digestive aid.
Onyx Objective thinking; spiritual inspiration; control of emotions & passions, help eliminate negative thinking, apathy, stress & neurological disorders; also used as a heart, kidney, nerve, capillary, hair, eye and nail strengthener.
Opal Cherry: Red corpuscle & blood disorders; depression; apathy; lethargy; intuition & joy. Dark: Reproductive organs; spleen & pancreas; filters red corpuscles & aids white corpuscles; bone marrow; depression, esp. of sexual origin; balances; amplifies creative & intuitive thought; grounds radical emotional body. Jelly: Spleen & abdominal diseases; cellular reproductive problems; helps absorb nutrients; minimizes wide mood swings; mystical thought amplifier. Light: Balances L & R brain hemispheres for neuro disorders; stimulates white corpuscles; helps bring the emotions to mystical experiences; aids abdomen, pituitary & thymus problems.
Pearl Eliminates emotional imbalances; helps one master the heart chakra; aids stomach, spleen, intestinal tract & ulcer problems.
Peridot Protects against nervousness; helps alleviate spiritual fear; aids in healing hurt feelings & bruised egos; incurs strength & physical vitality; aligns subtle bodies; amplifies other vibrational energies & positive emotional outlook; helps liver & adrenal function.
Quartz Transmitter & amplifier of healing energy & clarity; balancer, channeler of universal energy & unconditional love; all purpose healer; programmable. Rose Quartz: Lymphatic cancer & circulatory problems; helps the psychologically inflexible. Heart chakra opener; love & self-acceptance healer for emotional wounds; dissipates anger & tension.
Smoky Quartz: Stimulates Kundalini energy; cleanses & protects the astral field; draws out distortion on all levels; good for hyperactivity & excess energy; grounding.
Ruby Heart chakra; balances love & all spiritual endeavors; self-esteem; strengthens neurological tissues around the heart; prevents miscarriages.
Sapphire Spiritual enlightenment; inner peace; colic; rheumatism; mental illness; pituitary; metabolic rate of glandular functions; anti- depressant; aids psychokinesis, telepathy, clairvoyance & astral projection; personal expression; also for pain.
Spinel Leg conditions, when worn on solar plexus; powerful general healer; detoxification aid.
Topaz Balances emotions; calms passions; gout; blood disorders; hemorrhages; increases poor appetite; general tissue regeneration; VD; tuberculosis; reverses aging; spiritual rejuvenation; endocrine system stimulation; releases tension; feelings of joy.
Tourmaline Dispels fear & negativity & grief; calms nerves; concentration & eloquence improve; genetic disorders, cancer & hormones regulated; raises vibrations; charisma; universal law; tranquil sleep.
Black Tourmaline: Arthritis; dyslexia; syphilis; heart diseases; anxiety; disorientation; raises altruism; deflects negativity; neutralizes distorted energies, i.e. resentment & insecurity.
Rubellite: Creativity; fertility; blanches passive or aggressive nature.
Green: Creativity; opens heart chakra; immune system; psychological problems with the father; blood pressure; asthma; balancer; eliminates conflict within.
Blue indicolite: Lungs, larynx; thyroid; parasympathetic nerves.
Watermelon: Heart chakra healer; imparts sense of humor to those who need it; balancer; eliminates guilt; nervous system; integration, security & self-containment.
Turquoise Master healer; protects against environmental pollutants; strengthens anatomy & guards against all disease; improved absorption of nutrients; tissue regeneration; subtle body allignment & strengthening; eye disorders.