gemstone

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Rarely used in jewelry, the dark navy of sodalite adds an unexpected layer of depth to Color Blossom’s existing luminous gemstone lineup.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 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

To grow the gem, Ms Boons started with a ruby "seed" taken from waste gemstone offcuts.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2024

“I have a gift to deliver to him, a gemstone of unimaginable price, carved by your ancestors before your people crossed the Bonecruel Mountains into this land.”

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