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Tourmaline is a hard, glassy crystalline form of boron and aluminium silicates. It exists in very colour with two or more colours often appearing in the same stone. It was not known as a gem in ancient times. |
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Three different varieties of felspar are cut and polished as moonstone. It is a milky, milky white gem which shows a delicate pearly opalescence. Adularia moonstone which has a bluish sheen is most highly prized. Moonstone is so named because it was believed that a small white spot appeared in the stone at the new moon and moved to the centre and became larger as the moon became full. Moonstone was thought to give good luck to lovers and to arouse passion. If lovers place moonstone in their mouth when the moon is full they were believed to get the ability to foretell the future. |
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Aquamarine is a form of beryl. Aquamarine is a clear and brilliant gem which ranges from light blue to bluish green and deep blue. Deep blue aquamarine is considered the most desirable. Aquamarine was thought to bring love and affection. It was a symbol of youth, hope and health. |
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