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| North Carolina, Sri Lanka (Ceylon),
Tanzania, South Africa, Brazil, India, Rhodesia, Arizona, Russia,
Italy, Burma and Madagascar. |
Truly ancient, the garnet
has been the gem of faith and truth for centuries, bestowing upon
the wearer the quality of constancy and the ability to make deep
and lasting friendships. Like other red stones, garnet was considered
a remedy for hemorrhage and inflammatory disease and a general protection
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| Brazil, Uruguay, Russia, Sri
Lanka (Ceylon), Mexico, Japan and Zimbabwe. |
Believed by the ancient
Greeks to have been stained with the wine of Bacchus, this stone
was thought to be an amulet against intoxication and so named "amethustos"
or "not drunken". It can also calm anger, quicken the
wit and make one shrewd in business matters.
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| Brazil, Uruguay, Russia, Sri
Lanka (Ceylon), Mexico, Japan and Zimbabwe. |
Derived from the Latin,
no gem has a more descriptive name than the aquamarine. The name
aquamarine literally means "seawater", a tribute to its
beautiful blue color. Long associated with tranquility and happiness,
aquamarine was also thought to instill courage, cure laziness and
sharpen the intellect.
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