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The Jaredites placed a stone fore and aft on each ship and had "light continually" during their 344-day voyage to America (Ball 1938: 500). The theme of luminous gems guiding mariners and others originated in Europe in the Middle Ages. The earliest is probably the Scandinavian saga of the Visby garnets.
Iridescence is the 'play' or 'fire' of rainbow-coloured light caused by very thin regular structures or layers beneath the surface of a gemstone. Similar to a thin film of oil on water, these layers interfere with the rays of reflected light, reinforcing some colours and cancelling others. Iridescence is seen at its best in precious opal. [14]
Aquamarine is a pale-blue to light-green variety of the beryl family, [2] with its name relating to water and sea. [3] The color of aquamarine can be changed by heat, with a goal to enhance its physical appearance (though this practice is frowned upon by collectors and jewelers). [4] It is the birth stone of March. [5]
An 836-pound "cursed" emerald worth nearly $1 billion will be returned to Brazil after 15 years under lock and key in Los Angeles. ... A legal battle over the stone ensued in 2014 as about 10 ...
Ulexite is a structurally complex mineral, with a basic structure containing chains of sodium, water and hydroxide octahedra. The chains are linked together by calcium, water, hydroxide and oxygen polyhedra and massive boron units. The boron units have a formula of [B 5 O 6 (OH) 6] 3– and a charge of −3. They are composed of three borate ...
Kyle Birch, a theater actor known for playing the lead role of Usher in the Tony-winning musical A Strange Loop in London's West End, has died. He was 26 years old. The late star's longtime agent ...
Cher got a glimpse of Phil Spector’s dark side.. Years before the music producer shot and killed Lana Clarkson at his home in 2003 — for which he was sentenced to 19 years to life in prison ...
Dorodangos made with a variety of clay and different techniques A large dorodango (54 cm or 21 in diameter). Dorodango (Japanese: 泥だんご, lit. "mud dumpling") is a Japanese art form in which earth and water are combined and moulded, then carefully polished to create a delicate shiny sphere.