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Since the civilization has started penetrating in the society, brilliant, shiny, colourful shells, stones and crystals have fascinated man. Their holding made him more important than others. Favorable gems bring about name, fame, money and power and make your life easier as Gems have always been considered to bring peace, calmness, prosperity and happiness in a person’s life. Gems are praised by Ancient scriptures across the world as powerful agents of vigourness that influence human fate and destiny, induce good energy and the negative energy that produces sickness and suffering is expelled.
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| Cat's Eye / Lehsunia |
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Cat’s-eye has a silky streak of light that moves with the turning of the stone like a gleam in a straight line across the stone.It is an aluminate of beryllium-a mixture of aluminum and beryllium-having traces of oxide of iron and chromium, which serve as coloring agents and give it brownish and greenish tinges. It has a chatoyant glowing.
from inside like the eye of a cat and having white fibers. The brighter the fiber, the higher is the quality of the gem
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| Hessonite / Gomed |
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The gemstone of Rahu is a good-quality hessonite, that reflects a nice honey color. Zircon has a considerable range of colors and is found in red, blue, green, yellow, orange, and brown shades. Blue and green hessonite or, blue, green, yellow, orange, and brown shades. Blue and green hessonite or the white colorless variety of hessonite
is not associated with Rahu. A pure and transparent hessonite having a delicate hue, brilliance, lustre, and uniform color neutralizes the negative effects of Rahu, and if Rahu is well posited it gives beneficial results during its major period and sub-periods, removes fear, creates clarity of mind, decreases the unnecessary depression and helps spiritual growth.
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| Blue Sapphire / Neelam |
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This gem known as Blue sapphire, belongs to the corundum family. We can see that there is a mixture of colors in the crystals of these gems because sometimes white sapphires, rubies, and blue sapphires are found in the same mine. Ruby is harder than white sapphire (known as pukhraj), and blue sapphire is harder than ruby and it is hardest of all.
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| Diamond / Heera |
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The diamond is most attractive to the eyes and is famous for its play of colors. It emits very delicate bluish, reddish, or a mixture of blue and red radiance of glittering lustre when exposed to light. The gem is luminous and dazzling, and emits sparks of light. It is the most beautiful of all the gems. A fine diamond is effulgent, radiant, and delightful. It is as soothing to the eyes as the Moon it is lovely and magnificent and has the self-luminous quality of a clear crystal. It is brilliant and radiates rainbows of light all aroundthere are eight types of diamonds mentioned by the Ancient Hindu scriptures, they are: Hanspati, Kamlapati, Vasanti, Vajraneel, Vanaspati, Sbyamvajra, Telia, and Sanloyi.
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| Yellow Sapphire / Pukhraj |
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Yellow sapphire is a gem that belongs to the corundum family, is a twin of ruby and blue sapphire. It is found in yellow, golden, and orange colors, as well as in a colorless variety known as white sapphire. Lemon-yellow color is said to be the best gem.
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| Emerald /Panna |
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Emerald is a green colored gemstone that belongs to the family of beryl gems. This gemstone is rare because it is very difficult to find a flawless emerald. Most emeralds are defective, having a feather - like crack and inclusions. It is difficult to find an emerald that is of rich green color, perfectly transparent, with a velvety reflection and high specific gravity. |
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| Coral / Moonga |
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The color of coral depends on the depth at which it is found - below 160 feet its color is light.The best-colored corals are found between depths of 100 and 160 feet. It is found in many shades of red and pink. The color usually ranges from white to pink to vermilion red and deep scarlet. Corals of yellow ocher, cream, chocolate and black color are also available. Coral is a calcareous,skeleton-like deposit of the coral polyp- a tiny invertebrate that dwells in quiet waters and is found at depths ranging from 20 to 1,000 feet. A good coral that is related to the planet Mars and recommended by astrologers, gem therapists and jewelers is a deep red coral, which resembles well-ripened bimb fruit or an unripe cherry.
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| Pearl / Moti |
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A pearl is formed inside the pearl oyster because of the presence of foreign material inside the body of the oyster. The mollusk coats the object with layer after layer of nacre to save itself from the undesired material. It takes many years for a mollusk to produce a pearl of substantial size. The process is very delicate; through which the pearls are formed inside the body of the mollusk, and a little disturbance at any stage of development of a pearl can influence its shape and luster. Pearls are obtained from eight sources, which are Sky Pearl, Cobra Pearl, Bamboo Pearl, Hog Pearl, Elephantine Pearl, Conch Pearl, Fish Pearl and Oyster Pearl. The finest pearl is that which has no foreign matter in its core. |
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| Ruby / Manik |
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Ruby is a gemstone that belongs to the abrasive family and is attractive and eye-catchy because of its brilliance if it is crystal clear and transparent. Different varieties of it are found in crimson and scarlet red colors ranging from pink to a deep ruddy violet color. It has the smooth and delicate luster of clarified butter. The finest quality ruby has a delicate rose color, similar to the eye of a living cuckoo. |
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