world of birthstones

TURQUOISE

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• The colors are blue, green, and rainbow
• Found in Iran, New Mexico, Nevada
• Luster = waxy
• Used for Jewelry
• Hardness = 5, 6
• Double refraction =.04

its streak is white

aquamarine

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• Color, blue
• d.r = .006
• Luster = glassy
• Hardness = 7.5/8
• Used for jewelry, charms
• Found in Kenya

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ruby

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• Color, red
• d.r = .0008
• Luster = glassy
• Hardness = 9.0
• Found India, Scotland, Japan, Thailand
• Used for jewelry

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• The word ruby comes from a latin word that means red
• The pigeon blood ruby sold for $30 million bucks

emerald

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• Color, green, blue, pink, yellow, clear
• d.r. = .006
• Luster = glassy
• Hardness = 8/7.5
• Used for jewelry and thought to cure poison, sickness, and fear
• Found Canada, China, Egypt, Spain, Russia

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• Its streak is white
• They bring luck

topaz

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• Color, white, clear, blue, red, green, yellow
• dr = .014
• Luster = glassy
• Hardness = 8
• Used for jewelry
• Found Brazil, Siberia, Sri Lanka

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• Topaz means fire in a Sanskrit language
• Kinds of topaz include imperial, swiss blue, aztec

sapphire

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• Color, blue, green, yellow, pink, clear
• dr = .0008
• Luster = glassy
• Hardness = 9
• Thought to cure poison, plague, and fever
• Found Thailand, Australia, and Madagascar

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• Napoleon gave his wife a sapphire
• Iron and titanium makes them blue
• Ancient people thought the earth rested on a sapphire
• It was good in the gem trade

opal

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• Color mostly rainbow
• dr = none
• Luster = waxy
• Used for mining oil/gas and crystal balls
• Found Australia and Mars
• Hardness = 5.5/6.5

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• Its soft and brittle
• Kinds of opal include black, white, boulder

diamond

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• Color roy g biv
• dr = none
• Luster = adamantine/shiny!!!oh
• Hardness = 10
• Used for jewelry and industrial stuff
• Found India and US and Africa

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• Romans belived diamonds were tears cried by their gods
• Diamond means unbreakable

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• Sources
• minerals.net
• Google
• Encyclopedia Britannica

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