gemstone

Example Sentences

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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

Shaped and coloured like the country’s rare gemstone, tanzanite, the sparkling new railway terminal in Dar es Salaam is a symbol of Tanzania’s transport ambitions.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2024

So I told him the mission: When they were digging the king’s new wading pool, they found some old, buried goblin treasure—a giant gemstone carved with some kind of a story on it.

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