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  2. Amethyst - Wikipedia

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    Amethyst. Amethyst is a violet variety of quartz. The name comes from the Koine Greek αμέθυστος amethystos from α- a-, "not" and μεθύσκω ( Ancient Greek) methysko / μεθώ metho ( Modern Greek ), "intoxicate", a reference to the belief that the stone protected its owner from drunkenness. [ 1]

  3. Jewellery - Wikipedia

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    Jewellery. Jewellery (or jewelry in American English) consists of decorative items worn for personal adornment, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants, bracelets, and cufflinks. Jewellery may be attached to the body or the clothes. From a western perspective, the term is restricted to durable ornaments, excluding flowers for ...

  4. Colored gold - Wikipedia

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    Colored gold is the name given to any gold that has been treated using techniques to change its natural color. Pure gold is slightly reddish yellow in color, [ 1] but colored gold can come in a variety of different colors by alloying it with different elements. Colored golds can be classified in three groups: [ 2]

  5. House of Fabergé - Wikipedia

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    Purple amethyst cane handle by Fabergé with white enamel, rose and yellow gold, and a string of pearls. Circa 1890–1898. Amongst Fabergé's more popular creations were the miniature hardstone carvings of people, animals and flowers carved from semi-precious or hardstones and embellished with precious metals and stones. The most common animal ...

  6. Suffrage jewellery - Wikipedia

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    An Art Nouveau era Suffragette pendant set with amethyst, pearl, and peridot. A Suffragette brooch set with amethyst, pearl, and peridot. The suffragettes, in particular, successfully embraced the language of contemporary fashion - including its emphasis on delicate femininity - as a strategy for increasing the popular appeal of their movement and dodging the stereotype of the 'masculine ...

  7. Cardinal gem - Wikipedia

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    Clockwise from top: sapphire, ruby, emerald, amethyst, diamond. Cardinal gems are gemstones which have traditionally been considered precious above all others. The classification of the cardinal gems dates back to antiquity, and was largely determined by ceremonial or religious use as well as rarity. [ 1] The term has largely fallen out of use.

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