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gemstone

[jem-stohn] / ˈdʒɛmˌstoʊn /


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Rarely used in jewelry, the dark navy of sodalite adds an unexpected layer of depth to Color Blossom’s existing luminous gemstone lineup.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 3, 2026

The structure included a rounded base and a top with multiple flat faces resembling a cut gemstone.

From Science Daily Jan. 16, 2026

These include unusual ones such as the gemstone eudialyte and steenstrupine, which contains other rare earths used in high-tech devices.

From Barron's Jan. 7, 2026

One of Mr Derby's favourites is a 7th-Century gold and gemstone pendant, which was returned to the landowner and is now worn by his wife.

From BBC Dec. 27, 2025

“I wish to catch his attention. I think I shall open the box and hold up the gemstone so it will sparkle as we dance around him.”

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin

Four miners in northern Afghanistan were suffocated to death by fumes this week while digging for gemstones, a local official told AFP on Saturday.

From Barron's Jan. 10, 2026

“I’m using ‘high’ gemstones to ‘low’ plastic and elevating all of them, fusing them into one work that then creates this energy, this power.”

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 30, 2025

Inspired by nature, her abstract forms look like extraterrestrial corals, otherworldly weeds and rare gemstones from far off planets.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 3, 2025

India and Australia: meat, precious metals and gemstones, pharmaceutical drugs, cheap electronics, seafood, spices, tea, clothing, carpets, and construction material for all forms of transport.

From Slate Apr. 2, 2025

But before I could say anything, a million pencil-thin beams of light radiated out of the gemstones above every house.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia




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