The history of their origin and being are filled with
exciting adventure and spectacular, dazzling colors. Worn by kings and queens,
fought wars over, and subject to some of the most ingenious and daring heists
ever attempted in history, colored gemstones - the true substance of legends
and fairy tails, are some of the most fascinating gifts of nature known to man.
Deep within the entrails of the earth, created after hundreds and thousands of
years in the midst of excruciatingly high temperatures and pressure, these raw
treasures are often named after the mineral or the region in which they are
first found.
Learn more about how to the quality and value of these
wonderful, natural earth treasures is determined and the science behind it in
our Gemstones in Depth section.
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Find out more about the legends, history, associations
with special occasions, healing powers and much more about any particular of
these magical stones in sections dedicated especially to them: