Quotes About Gemstones

The hues of the opal, the light of the diamond, are not to be seen if the eye is too near.

Gemstones have been used since the beginning by ancient peoples and sometimes even for the right things. The problem is that they're only as good as the person using them.

three gleaming moonstones, soft and shimmering counterpoints to the clarity of the diamond.

Aquamarines grew with emeralds, Claire told me. But emeralds were fragile and always broke into smaller pieces, while aquamarines were stronger, grew in huge crystals without any trouble, so they weren't worth as much. It was the emerald that didn't break that was the really valuable thing.

Actually, diamonds are a very common stone. I prefer emeralds.

My mom's a collector and my dad is also into jewelry. When I was young, my dad would buy my mom loose stones and she would design them and do the settings and everything. So I kinda grew up with that kind of love for anything sparkly.

I have always been fascinated with precious stones, especially colored ones, and knew that I would eventually join the family business and be a jewelry designer some day.

I have experimented with semi-precious stones because it's more fun and affordable too. Then, I have the colourful rubies, Columbian emeralds and a mix of everything.

Flint An emerald is as green as grass, A ruby red as blood; A sapphire shines as blue as heaven; A flint lies in the mud. A diamond is a brilliant stone, To catch the world's desire; An opal holds a fiery spark; But a flint holds fire.

First: Ruby • Second: Coral • Third: Citrine • Fourth: Emerald • Fifth: Sapphire • Sixth: Amethyst • Seventh: Diamond • Eighth: Silver • Ninth: Gold • Tenth: Agate • Eleventh: Rose quartz • Twelfth: Personal to you

Amethysts, not emmyfists, you illiterate cow

Her flawless pale skin was also spangled with gemstones. I don't know how they'd been attached, but they clung to her and sent little flashes of color glittering around the cavern when she moved. They were concentrated most densely around her ... well ... She'd been, ah, vajazzled.

In precious opals there might be a dash of red here, a seductive swirl of blue there, and in the center, perhaps, a flirtatious glance of green. But each stone flickers with a unique fire and a good opal is one with an opinion of its own.

Stones of protection; amethyst, emerald, turquoise, lapis lazuli, and a male ruby.

three white fleurs-de-lis on an azure background, set with three rubies and an emerald.

a crown set with rubies and an emerald.

Aquamarine Forget-me-not blue Turquoise

the way the dew sparkled as if a careless hand had spilled a thousand translucent gemstones on the lush green blades

Very soon the heavens presented an extraordinary appearance, for all the stars directly behind me were now deep red, while those directly ahead were violet. Rubies lay behind me, amethysts ahead of me.

and onyx stones and gemstones to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.

And mount on it a setting of gemstones, four rows of stones: In the first row there shall be a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;

to cut gemstones for settings, and to carve wood, so that he may be a master of every craft.

and onyx stones and gemstones to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.

The leaders brought onyx stones and gemstones to mount on the ephod and breastpiece,