A gemstone or gem (also called a precious or semi-precious stone) is a piece of attractive mineral, which-when cut and polished-is used to make jewelry or other adornments. However certain rocks, (such as lapis-lazuli) and organic materials (such as amber or jet) are not minerals, but are still used for jewelry, and are therefore often considered to be gemstones as well. Most gemstones are hard, but some soft minerals are used in jewelry because of their lustre or other physical properties that have aesthetic value. Rarity is another characteristic that lends value to a gemstone.
Historically gemstones were classified into precious stones and semi-precious stones. Because such a definition can change over time and vary with culture, it has always been a difficult matter to determine what constitutes precious stones
Aside from the diamond, the ruby, sapphire, emerald, pearl (strictly speaking not a gemstone) and opal have also been considered to be precious. Up to the discoveries of bulk amethyst in Brazil in the 19th century, amethyst was considered a precious stone as well, going back to ancient Greece. Even in the last century certain stones such as aquamarine, peridot and cat's eye have been popular and hence been regarded as precious.
Nowadays such a distinction is no longer made by the trade. Many gemstones are used in even the most expensive jewelry, depending on the brand name of the designer, fashion trends, market supply, treatments etc. Nevertheless, diamonds, rubies, sapphires and emeralds still have a reputation that exceeds those of other gemstones.
Ancient Chinese believed jade the essence of Heaven and the Earth, so they carved jade into birds and beasts and worshiped as totems.
After people knew musical scales, jade became musical instrument.
Jade was also the symbol of power. In the ancient time, only aristocrats could own jade wares. Furthermore, more noble attributes were given to jade, making it a standard of morality. Hence, it was not only a decoration but also a symbol of ethics and norms. People then threw themselves into the vogue to ware jade accessories.
It's believed that the gemstones vibrations affect your aura, helping your body to achieve not only balance and awareness but also improve your emotional, spiritual and physical levels. Here are some examples:
Amethyst – encourages inner peace, fights addictive behaviour,transforms energy. Aids calming, divine love and inspiration.
Aquamarine – calms the nerves, banishes fears, strenghtens the kidneys, liver and thyroid.
Moonstone – lucky love stone, has healing affinity with stomach, pancreas, pituitary gland, aids birthing process, emotional balancer.
Hematite – very good stone for people with problems like blood disease, burns and other cuts and different kinds of headaches.
Tiger's eye – psychic protector, great for business, helps achieve clarity.
Turquoise – strengthens entire body,aids in friendship, communication, mental relaxation, respiratory system.
- Agate
They are usually brown, yellow or dark red. They will bring good luck and can be used for eye problems and headaches. Agate will bring good health, good fortune and a long life. It increases self confidence, gives you strength, courage, support, balances emotional energies, and gives you happiness and protection.
- Amazonite
Amazonite encourages faith and hope. It has a strong potassium content that straightens the physical stamina and can offer you additional strength in handling your day-to-day stresses. It regulates thinking faculties.
- Amethyst
It is a stone of divine love. It guides the awareness away from self-centered thought patterns as it lures the mind towards a deeper understanding. Amethyst energy shows the mind how to be calm so that the door to the higher mind can be opened. Because of its calming mental effect, amethyst is a stone that can be used for over worked, over stressed, or overwhelmed mental states, and it gives protection to those who wear it. It is one of the best stones to use for tension or migraine headaches. It's good for people who tend to be easily angered or suffer from recurrent nightmares. It brings you a peaceful balance of mental and emotional energies. A good stone for insomnia and intuitive awareness. It will bring you mental peace and harmony.
- Aventurine
Represent a healing green. Grounds personal expression, enhancing flow of communication. The stone could help if you have skin problems or migraines. It will increase visionary powers and perception. It opens opportunity and increases motivation.
- Carnelian
Increases energy levels, stimulates power and motivation. Carnelian is the most powerful action stone for focusing and realization. It is said to help with blood disorders and the elimination of waste products and toxins from the body. It is a "thinking stone" and an excellent healer. It will give courage and motivation, and help to focus the mind on any project requiring concentration. It is good for people who are confused, unfocused, stressed or need to be grounded and balanced.
- Tiger's Eye
Stimulates clear sight and insight. It reduces headaches and nervous spasms. It helps with nervous or stress related illnesses, increases self-confidence and benefits the digestive system. It is also said to give those who wear it clearer perception and is particularly useful in business dealings. Good stones for clear thinking, accurate judgment, protection and good luck.
- Citrine
It will create a protective aura, and this will make a person less susceptible to negative vibrations and influences. Citrine is also a good stone to have present in situations where you need to feel confident and secure. It is the best stone to use for business, education, relationship or family matters. It is good for people with poor digestion, kidney and bladder infections and constipation.
- Coral
An organic gem, a gift from the sea. Has the power to destroy bad energy vibrations. Used for balancing the body, relax the emotions and mind, and promote a strong and stable personality. It's said to help stop blood-flow, helping in cases of anemia, giving wisdom and preventing madness. Also known to help with the throat and voice problems.
- Pearl
Relaxes the mind, increases patience. It will protect you from fire, give you a long healthy life and strength. They promote antibodies and fight infection, and give you emotional balance and stability. It can help lung infections and colds.
- Garnet
It's a good luck and balancing stone. It balances thyroid disorders, stimulates blood flow, grounds physical assertiveness, and charges creative energy. A good stone if you have lot of stress or emotional problems. It will give you powerful protective energies and help you reduce body toxins. Alleviates bad dreams and cures mental depression. Stimulate your desires, balance your energy and uplift your attitude. As an energy stone, a garnet can encourage success in business and in business relationships.
- Hematite
Hematite can pull disease out of the body. It's a very good stone for people with problems like blood disease, burns and other cuts and different kinds of headaches. It is a stone that will ground you and help your self-acceptance.
- Jade
A dream and good luck stone. Promotes practical healing and long life. It helps to inspire the mind to make quick and precise decisions. Promotes healing of vital organs, comforts stomach disorders, eases eyestrain and aids liver, heart and kidney function. It will stimulate your wisdom and help achieve desired goals..
- Jasper
Gives emotional security and provides extra patience. A stability and security stone. You might use jasper to reduce your insecurities, fears and guilt. It might also protect you from becoming over-emotionally involved with people or things that are not good for you. It increases physical endurance, ensures alertness and encourages emotional stability.
- Lapiz Lazuli
Mental healer and soul purifier. Improves intelligence, stimulates wisdom and truthfulness and increases new ideas. Useful for people with insomnia, skin problems, blood disorders, poor eyesight and fever. It helps to strengthen the body and promotes self-assurance. It is a very good healing stone and is often used in cases of depression. Wear lapiz jewelry to enhance your judgement and wisdom.
- Moonstone
Moonstone can help clear the mind, allowing it's wearer to reach wise decisions and keep mind and heart in touch with one another, stimulates all the senses, promotes unselfishness, it's called the humanitarian stone, promotes long life and happiness and attracts friendship. A moonstone will always protect your sensitive nature, it balances, soothes and heals, said to help reduce fevers, regulates the pituitary gland function, a feminine stone used to help with menstruation and child-bearing, sometimes it's called "Mother Earth Stone".
- Onyx
Grounds spirit forces in the body and stimulates self-control and protection. Gain the ability to work lovingly on the physical plane. Good stone for people with problems with the stomach or adrenal glands.
- Opal
A stone of hopes, positive actions and achievements. It has always been one of the most popular and esteemed gems, known to absorb, carry and pass enormous amounts of energy. A mysterious gem, as each one appears different in its delicate beauty. Promotes psychic stability and the capacity to share. A stone of love and romance and a stone to grant wishes and personal happiness.
- Rose Quartz
It deals with the heart, love and emotional problems. It will give you inner peace, and can be useful in reducing cases of high blood-pressure, kidney problems and is a stimulant to the circulation. It can be used to treat headaches and migraines which may be stress-related. Some believe that it will prevent wrinkles and encourage a clear and beautiful complexion. The stone to wear if you're trying to lose weight and/or increase your self-esteem and self-acceptance.
- Silver
Silver has been known as the moon metal and is a stabilizer and securer of the action of the gemstones energy, like a mother to the stone, it does not expand the energy of the stone, but rather acts as an existing support to the stones properties. Silver will reflect an individual's self-esteem and therefore can encourage the personality of the gemstone itself. It balances the central nerve network and promotes self-improvement.
- Topaz
It controls anger, balances disease of emotional origin, calms stress and restores physical energies, fights kidney and bladder disorders and prevents colds and tuberculosis because of its ability to strengthen the breathing mechanics of the body. Gives creative power. Good stone for people with insomnia. It will bring light and warmth into your life and protect against external stresses.
- Rock Crystal
Crystal releases the owner's higher consciousness and can accelerate spiritual growth, development, and healing. It is said to promote a deep sleep. Battles negativity, promotes good habits and increases feeling of self-worth. Your crystals can offer you an indoor sun for warmth, strength and vitality.
- Tourmaline
A healing stone that blocks off negative energy. It helps with nervous troubles, stress-related problems and gives confidence and protection. It is believed to give added perception to its wearer. Helps you with success and accomplishment and sharpens mental accuracy and mental awareness. Prevents lymphatic diseases and battles anemia.
- Turquoise
Relaxes the body and mind, calms and balances emotional expression and tension, promotes clarity in communication. Protects its wearer from bodily harm. Releases anxiety. Peace, contentment and lasting happiness are assured. It's a good stone for people with respiratory disorders, circulatory problems, and/or rheumatism. Promotes inner joy and peace.
- Unakite
It allows us to release past burdens and uncover deception, allowing us to move ahead in our lives. Unakite helps you to see the beauty in life and is said to lift your spirits when you are feeling down.
- As a solution of some problem or disease.
- According to the planets.
- According to the birth month.
- According to the Zodiac sign.
- Gemstone therapy.
- The affect of Gemstones to the Chakras
- According to the Chinese traditional medicine.
Aries:
1.- Amethyst, Diamond
2.- Jasper
3.- Hematite
4.- Carnelian
5.- Quartz, Sardonix
Taurus:
1.- Turquoise
2.- Sapphire, Emerald
3.- Carnelian, Topaz, Opal
4.- Aquamarine, Diamond, Rose Quartz
5.- Copper
Gemini:
1.- Agate
2.- Topaz
3.- Aquamarine, Jasper, Tiger's eye
4.- Krizopras
5.- Silver
Cancer:
1.- Pearl
2.- Quartz, Emerald
3.- Moonstone
4.- Tiger's eye, Krizoberil
5.- Ruby, Jasper, Carnelian, Silver
Leo:
1.- Ruby
2.- Diamond
3.- Krizolit
4.- Tourmaline
5.- Quartz, Jasper, Onix, Sardonix, Gold
Virgo:
1.- Jade
2.- Carnelian
3.- Emerald
4.- Jasper
5.- Turquoise, Diamond, Silver, Sardonix
Libra:
1.- Sapphire
2.- Diamond, Jade, Coral
3.- Emerald, Quartz, Copper
4.- Topaz, Lapis Lazuli
5.- Opal
Scorpio:
1.- Amethyst
2.- Topaz
3.- Aquamarine, Opal, Garnet
4.- Ruby, Hematite, Magnetite, Beril
5.- Coral
Sagittarius:
1.- Topaz
2.- Amethyst
3.- Turquoise
4.- Sapphire, Tiger's eye
5.- Emerald
Capricorn:
1.- Onyx
2.- Ruby
3.- Malakite
4.- Quartz
5.- Sapphire, Turquoise, Hematite, Obsidian, Krizopras
Aquarius:
1.- Amethyst
2.- Sapphire, Aquamarine
3.- Turquoise, Onyx, Obsidian, Citrine
4.- Jade
5.- Garnet
Pisces:
1.- Amethyst
2.- Aquamarine
3.- Sapphire
4.- Pearl
5.- Silver
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