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  2. Path of Exile 2 - Wikipedia

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    Like its predecessor, Path of Exile 2 is an isometric action role-playing dungeon crawling video game. It introduces a new skill system with 240 active skill gems and 200 support gems. There will be twelve character classes that have three ascendancy classes each. New weapons will be introduced such as spears, crossbows and flail, as well as ...

  3. List of individual gemstones - Wikipedia

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    Menshikov Ruby, the world's second largest spinel set on top of the Great Imperial Crown of Russia; Timur Ruby, believed to be a ruby until 1851, hence its name; Black Prince's Ruby, the famous spinel mounted on the Imperial State Crown of the United Kingdom

  4. Stonesetting - Wikipedia

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    Example of bead set diamonds Example of pavé set diamonds "Bead setting" is a generic term for setting a stone directly into metal using gravers, also called burins, which are essentially tiny chisels. A hole is drilled directly into the surface of the metal, before a ball burr is used to make a concave depression the size of the stone.

  5. Category:Organic gemstones - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Organic gemstones" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Abalone; Ammolite; B.

  6. Hierarchy of precious substances - Wikipedia

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    The measurement of sales of popular music starts high relative to the wedding anniversary scale, concentrating on gold and platinum (see gold album).Likewise, credit card companies usually have a "gold card" and a "platinum card" (many formerly had a "silver card" then followed by a "gold card", but due to similarity in appearance between silver and platinum these were often discontinued with ...

  7. Engraved gem - Wikipedia

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    Engraved gems of the Carolingian empire, Penn State Press, 1995, ISBN 0-271-01426-1. Google books; Thoresen, Lisbet. "On Gemstones: Gemological and Analytical Studies of Ancient Intaglios and Cameos." In Ancient Glyptic Art- Gem Engraving and Gem Carving. LThoresen.com (February 2009) Gems and gem engraving by Pliny the Younger

  8. The Cask of Amontillado - Wikipedia

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    The story, set in an unnamed Italian city at carnival time, is about a man taking fatal revenge on a friend who, he believes, has insulted him. Like several of Poe's stories, and in keeping with the 19th-century fascination with the subject, the narrative follows a person being buried alive – in this case, by immurement .

  9. Asterism (gemology) - Wikipedia

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    An asterism (from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr) 'star' and -ism) is a star-shaped concentration of light reflected or refracted from a gemstone. It can appear when a suitable stone is cut en cabochon (i.e. shaped and polished, not faceted). A gemstone that exhibits this effect is called a star stone or asteria.