Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26539546-20150708152212

Diamonds:


 * Diamonds come in different colors, like white/colorless (most common), blue, green, pink, yellow and brown (least common).


 * Diamonds are a 10.00 on the MoHs scale.


 * Diamonds are a non-crystalline, precious gemstone.

Garnet:


 * Garnets come in both a deep red burgundy red, and colorless to black, a whitish yellow/brown, a blood red and a bright green color.


 * Garnets are a 6.5-7.5 on the MoHs scale.


 * Garnets are a non-crystalline gemstone.


 * It is told that the garnet gemstone is a "karma" gemstone. It brings the rightful owner luck and affection, but when stolen from the owner, it brings the thief bad luck and causes many disasters in their life until returned to the owner.


 * The rarest color of garnets is a bright blue.



Ruby:


 * Rubies come in a deep bright red, and a soft blue (least common).


 * Rubies are a 9 on the MoHs scale.


 * Rubies are a crystalline, precious gemstone.


 * Rubies are the stones of nobility.



Sapphire:


 * Sapphires come in a range of blue colors. The least common is a deep nile blue.


 * Sapphires are a 9 on the MoHs scale.


 * Sapphires are a non-crystalline, precious gemstone.


 * Sapphires are the stones of prosperity.


 * Sapphires are considered the 'second strongest (after diamonds) stone Mother Nature has given us'.



Amethyst:


 * Amethysts come in a range of purply violet colors.


 * Amethysts are a 7 on the MoHs scale.


 * Amethysts are a non-crystalline semi-precious quartz gemstone.


 * Amethysts are the stone of physical metamorphosis.



Pearl:


 * Pearls are generally white and sometimes have a blue/pink undertone to them.


 * Pearls are a 3 on the MoHs scale.


 * Pearls are a crystalline gemstone.


 * Pearls are the stones of sincerity.



Rose Quartz (or quartz in general):


 * Quartz come in a wide range of color/Rose Quartz comes in baby pink with white undertones.


 * Quartz are a 7 on the MoHs scale.


 * Quartz are a crystalline gemstone./Rose Quartz is a crystalline quartz gemstone.


 * Quartz are the stones of power and prosperity.



Opal:


 * Opals are gemstones that sometimes mirror colors. They also mostly are white.


 * Opals are a 7 on the MoHs scale.


 * Opals are a micro-crystalline gemstone.


 * Opals are the stones of inspiration & change.



Sugilite:


 * Sugilites come in a marbled violet color.


 * Sugilites are a 6.5-7 on the MoHs scale.


 * Sugilites are a micro-crystalline gemstone.


 * Sugilites are the stones of forgiveness.



Alexandrite:


 * Alexandrites are a transparent green in natural light, and a glowing red in artificial light.


 * Alexandrites are a 8.5 on the MoHs scale.


 * Alexandrites are a crystalline gemstone.


 * Alexandrites are the stones of regeneration.



Sardonyx/Onyx:


 * Sardonyxes come in either an orange color with white stripes across it, or a bright green/Onyxes come in either a bright red or a black color.


 * Onyxes are a 7 on the MoHs scale.


 * Onyxes/Sardonyxes are a micro-crystalline quartz.


 * Onyxes represent the cut off fingernails of the goddess Venus which descended from the heavens and were scattered through the desert's sand/Sardonyxes boost optimism.



Peridot:


 * Peridots usually come in a green color with yellow undertones.


 * Peridots are a 7 on the MoHs scale.


 * Peridots are a non-crystalline gemstone.


 * Peridots are the stones of cycle regulation.



Lapis Lazuli:


 * Lapis Lazulis usually come in a deep blue with violet undertones.


 * Lapis Lazulis are a 5.0-5.5 on the MoHs scale.


 * Lapis Lazulis are a non-crystalline semi-precious gemstone.


 * Lapis Lazulis are the stones of total awareness.



Jasper:


 * Jaspers usually are a bright yellow/orange.


 * Jaspers are a 7 on the MoHs scale.


 * Jaspers are a micro-crystalline quartz gemstone.


 * Jaspers are the supreme nurterer's stone.



Malachite:


 * Malachites are a marbled green with a darker green most of the time.


 * Malachites are a 4 on the MoHs scale.


 * Malachites are a non-crystalline gemstone.


 * Malachites are the stones of transformation.



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