General Chat

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Green...Emerald?...
Show me a lady that doesnt like diamonds..! ; )
Topaz...lovely light blue...

My birthstone is that green ..I am leo August, I don't like I like Topaz and diamonds...

~~I am Water alone!..lol...2nd July...
Sons...will get married one day..and have children..your grandchildren will have a little bit of you..and a little bit of history..~~~in ur gems! ; )

I am right on the cusp: Cancer/Leo - 22nd July.
Neither one thing nor the other! Water and Fire!!
I can make good steam - and frequently do, especially on the roads!!
And I only have sons to leave my jewellery to.

~~Hi Joanna..thank you for your reply..so..are you June..or July Birthday?...I am Ruby also..Love the colour.~.

I am surprised.........that there are not More people on GR that love..Diamonds..Rubies..Sapphires..and other jemstones...they are often carried down from generations..as `heirlooms`...
....handed down from grandparents..and that ilk..
I am trying myself to collect a few `pieces`..so that one day..my son..neices..will have a `piece` of something that I loved..and..admired...~~~~

Rubies are technically sapphires, but with a specific shade of red which classes them as rubies.
And sapphires do come in all colours.
My two favourite pieces of jewellery are my ruby engagement ring (my birth stone) and my Gran's wedding ring; my Mum had an aquamarine set into it. But for that little ring none of my family (nor me!) would be here!

~~All jewels are lovely and precious to us..in different ways..and take on different meanings...~~

I love the beauty of most minerals and gems ( my parents had a shop that dealt in lapidary when I was a youngster ).

I love the humble Carnelian ( in all its hues ) Nothing better than going out to beach comb for them on a bright winters / autumn day ( when the sun is lower in the shy they are much easier to spot)

I've got a big jar full of them waiting to be tumbled.

yes, a sort of ready made compass if you like

~~you mean..a compass?

I have a tourmaline pendant - it acts as a pendulum if you get lost - it will always swing north to south, or vice versa south of the equator due to the corialus effect

..... Tourmaline..yeah..I see that every time I go down to the jewellers.... lol...(not)....

Hi Eldrick

My fav precious stone is tourmaline

I have always been fascinated by them!
Mostly by there pleasing apearence! lol









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When i was little, any thing that was given to me, i used to pick out the gems and keep them in a pot!
lol i had no idea if they were genuine or if what they were set in was gold or silver( wasnt interested in that bit)
I still have them but now wish they were in there original settings!
lol
xxx

~~Im ruby orientated..precious stones..are colours..they reprisent..moods..occasions..memory orientated..alot to be said...~

~~erm..I admire jewellery..and jems..yep..not specialist..but they are intriguing..they are..elements of life on earth..made up of the peridic table..Diamonds..Carbon..you can cut with glass..something so small..so ...miniscule looking..causes..as much mayhem as money!..lol..These are prescious stones that have been around for millions of yrs..so yeah..intriguing...~~

Is it a hobby with you Lily?
Gem stones in general?