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gemstone

[jem-stohn] / ˈdʒɛmˌstoʊn /


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“U.S. shoppers are seemingly turning back to bold — big gold pieces, chunky chains, big colored gemstone pieces and cocktail rings, that kind of thing,” she said over email.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

The museum dismissed Ittai's concerns, even though one of the dealers - after conversations with Gradel - returned an olive green gemstone he had bought on eBay.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

The structure included a rounded base and a top with multiple flat faces resembling a cut gemstone.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 16, 2026

These include unusual ones such as the gemstone eudialyte and steenstrupine, which contains other rare earths used in high-tech devices.

From Barron's ● Jan. 7, 2026

It was just a pretty gemstone when they dug it up in Your Majesty’s wading pool.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin

Values of colored gemstones have risen since the pandemic, following constraints in mining.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

He has dealt gemstones and later worked in trade, exporting used cars to countries like Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Four miners in northern Afghanistan were suffocated to death by fumes this week while digging for gemstones, a local official told AFP on Saturday.

From Barron's ● Jan. 10, 2026

They won’t fetch as much without the luster of their Napoleonic ties, but they’ll still be evaluated on their natural qualities as gemstones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025

“They say he brought a coffer of gemstones the size of a dowry chest.”

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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