gemstone

Example Sentences

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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

"The diamond and gemstone market is liquid and there are many buyers on the fringes that don't ask too many questions."

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025

In his hand he holds neither gemstone nor gold, but a gossamer-thin 20-shekel note held together with tape.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2024

“And sometimes insects get caught in it, and over millions of years the amber turns into a gemstone, but it traps the insect inside.”

From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick