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PRECIOUS
      Diamond
      Emerald
      Ruby
      Sapphire
SECONDARY PRECIOUS
      Alexandrite
      Demantoid Garnet
      Opal
      Paraiba Tourmaline
      Pearl
          Kinds of Pearls
          Pearl Colors
          Pearl Luster
          Pearl Matching
          Pearl Shapes
          Pearl Size
          Pearl Surfaces
          Symbology
          Treatments, Fakes, Culture
      Tanzanite
SEMI PRECIOUS
      Amethyst
      Andalusite
      Aquamarine
      Chrome Diopside
      Citrine
      Garnet
      Heliodor
      Indicolite (blue tourmaline)
      Iolite
      Kunzite
      Moldavite
      Peridot
      Rubelite (pink tourmaline)
      Spessartine
      Topaz
      Tourmaline
      Tsavorite
OPAQUE
      Amber
      Aventurine
      Carnelian
      Jade
      Jasper
      Labradorite
      Malachite
      Moonstone
      Onyx
      Rose Quartz
      Sunstone
      Turquoise


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Pearls are one of the most important gemstones to humans and have been for thousands of years.  They are special because they are the only precious gemstones that is created by an animal (mullosk).  They are teasures of the sea: the result of years of slow adding of layers. Pearls represent innocence and purity.  They can provide the one who wears them with clear vision and wisdom.  Pearls can be used to get closer to the truth and enhance personal integrity.

Folklore and Mythology of Pearl

The ancient Greeks beleived that pearls were created when oysters rose up from the ocean and opened their shells to receive drops of heavenly dew.  In ancient China, it was beleived that Dragons were the guardians of pearls and that a pearl was a symbol of wisdom. The dragon guarded the pearl in his teeth and therefore, only by slaying him could a man retrieve a pearl. Some eastern cultures have associated the pearl with the moon. European painters often used pearls as symbols of feminine beauty.

Healing Properties of Pearl

Pearls have been used to provide ease during childbirth and to increase fertility.  Pearls can also be used to treat digestive disorders and other maladies of soft organs in the body.

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